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Flammulated Owl

Psiloscops flammeolus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 60 g
Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus), photo 1
Photo: unknown · Public domain
Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus), photo 2
Photo: Seabamirum from Ithaca · CC BY 2.0
Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus), photo 3
Photo: Dave Menke, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain
Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus), photo 4
Photo: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA · CC BY 2.0
Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus), photo 5
Photo: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA · CC BY 2.0
Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus), photo 6
Photo: Department of the Interior. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. National Conservation Training Center. 10/1997-8888 · Public domain
Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus), photo 7
Photo: Department of the Interior. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. National Conservation Training Center. 10/1997-8888 · Public domain
Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus), photo 8
Photo: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA · CC BY 2.0
Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus), photo 9
Photo: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA · CC BY 2.0
Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus), photo 10
Photo: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA · CC BY 2.0

What the Flammulated Owl sounds like

Sonogram of the Flammulated Owl: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by David Vargas · Song · San Martín Cuchumatán, Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Huehuetenango, Guatemala · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The flammulated owl is a small, nocturnal owl approximately 15 cm (6 in) long with a 36 cm (14 in) wingspan. With such large wings for a small body, they can fly rapidly from tree to tree. Males and females can be distinguished by their weight. Females are larger, ranging from 62–65 g (2.2–2.3 oz) and males are smaller ranging from 50–52 g (1.8–1.8 oz). The owl gets the name flammulated from the flame-like markings on its face.

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When to see the Flammulated Owl

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 4 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Flammulated Owl

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

United States Canada Mexico Guatemala Bahamas

About the Flammulated Owl

The flammulated owl is a small migratory North American owl in the family Strigidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Psiloscops.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Barking Owl (Ninox connivens) Barking OwlNinox connivensThe barking owl is coloured brown with white spots on its wings and a vertically streaked chest. Mottled Wood Owl (Strix ocellata) Mottled Wood OwlStrix ocellataThis large owl lacks ear tufts and is mottled and vermiculated in reddish brown and white. Oriental Scops Owl (Otus sunia) Oriental Scops OwlOtus suniaThe oriental scops owl is a small, variably plumaged, yellow-eyed owl with ear-tufts which are not always erect.

Side by side: Flammulated Owl vs Oriental Scops Owl · Barking Owl vs Flammulated Owl · Flammulated Owl vs Mottled Wood Owl

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