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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
A very tame little owl; smaller than a Screech-Owl, without ear tufts. Underparts have soft blotchy brown streaks. Young birds in summer are chocolate-brown, with conspicuous white eyebrows forming a broad 'V' over the bill; belly tawny ochre. | A very tame little owl; smaller than a Screech-Owl, without ear tufts. Underparts have soft blotchy brown streaks. Young birds in summer are chocolate-brown, with conspicuous white eyebrows forming a broad 'V' over the bill; belly tawny ochre. |
Revision as of 10:00, 25 May 2007
- Aegolius acadicus
Identification
A very tame little owl; smaller than a Screech-Owl, without ear tufts. Underparts have soft blotchy brown streaks. Young birds in summer are chocolate-brown, with conspicuous white eyebrows forming a broad 'V' over the bill; belly tawny ochre.