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Flammulated Owl - The Flammulated Owl is quickly recognized with its completely dark brown eyes that are not found in any other small owl. The sexes are alike in appearance although the male and female can be distinguished by call (the female has a higher pitched whining call). The "ears" are short in comparison with the other members of the genus Otus (Screech-Owls). Color varies from gray and brown (gray phase) to cinnamon-brown (red phase). Bill is gray to bluish often with yellowish tip and edges. Length is 6 3/4" (slightly smaller than a White-crowned Sparrow) which makes this small owl the same size as the Pygmy-Owls. A nocturnal owl that is strictly an insectivore (eats only bugs). (From: http://www.owling.com/Flammulated.htm)

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Flammulated Owl - The Flammulated Owl is quickly recognized with its completely dark brown eyes that are not found in any other small owl. The sexes are alike in appearance although the male and female can be distinguished by call (the female has a higher pitched whining call). The "ears" are short in comparison with the other members of the genus Otus (Screech-Owls). Color varies from gray and brown (gray phase) to cinnamon-brown (red phase). Bill is gray to bluish often with yellowish tip and edges. Length is 6 3/4" (slightly smaller than a White-crowned Sparrow) which makes this small owl the same size as the Pygmy-Owls. A nocturnal owl that is strictly an insectivore (eats only bugs). (From: http://www.owling.com/Flammulated.htm)