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Otus asio Eastern Screech-Owl

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ID Tips Life History BBS Map CBC Map Egg Taxonomy(ITIS) Glossary Back to List Eastern screech-owl Otus asio Identification Tips: Length: 8? inches Wingspan: 22? inches Small, nocturnal, predatory bird Large, rounded head with ear tufts Yellow eyes Dense streaking on underparts with finer barring Some birds have rusty plumage, others dark gray Sexes similar Similar species: The Eastern Screech-Owl is very similar in plumage to Western and Whiskered Screech-Owls and is best separated by voice. Other small owls lack prominent ear tufts. Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. Patuxent Bird Population Studies Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter Gray morph Gray morph Red morph

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 9 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Otus asio%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Animal") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Otus asio Common Screech Owl ID: 0000 0000 1200 0142 [detail] © 2000 John White UCMP specimen card ID: 2222 0904 0005 0034 [detail] © University of California Museum of Paleontology UCMP specimen card ID: 2222 0904 0005 0035 [detail] © University of California Museum of Paleontology UCMP specimen card ID: 2222 0904 0005 0036 [detail] © University of California Museum of Paleontology UCMP specimen card ID: 2222 0904 0018 0083 [detail] © University of California Museum of Paleontology UCMP specimen card ID: 2222 0904 0018 0084 [detail] © University of California Museum of Paleontology UCMP specimen card ID: 2222 0904 0024 0081 [detail] © University of California Museum of Paleontology Otus asio Eastern Screech-owl ID: 0000 0000 1009 3043 [detail] © 2009 Don Getty Otus asio Eastern Screech-owl ID: 0000 0000 1009 3044 [detail] © 2009 Don Getty Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2009 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley