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The buff-fronted owl is 19 to 21 cm (7.5 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 104 to 155 g (3.7 to 5.5 oz). It is compact and has a short tail and a large blocky head without ear tufts. Its facial disks are buff with a black surround and distinctive black patches above its greenish yellow eyes. The nominate subspecies' forehead and hindneck are yellowish buff and the rest of the head and upperparts chocolate brown. The tail is blackish and has two white bars and a white tip. Its chin has a small brown patch and the rest of the underparts are yellowish buff. A. h. Voice: The male buff-fronted owl's song is "a rapid, wavering trill, 'frurururururururu'". Dependent fledglings give a "hissing, raspy 'cheet' begging call".
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When to see the Buff-fronted Owl
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Buff-fronted Owl
The map shades 9 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Guyana.
About the Buff-fronted Owl
The buff-fronted owl is a small owl. It is found in widely separated areas in every South American country except French Guiana and Suriname.
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Easily confused with
Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiThe unspotted saw-whet owl is 18 to 21.5 cm (7.1 to 8.5 in) long and weighs about 80 to 90 g (2.8 to 3.2 oz).
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusAdults are 17–22 cm (6.7–8.7 in) long with a 42–56.3 cm (16.5–22.2 in) wingspan.
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusThe boreal owl is small with a large head and long wings.
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