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length 19-23 cm or 7.5-9 in. Wing span 56 cm or 22 in. Small full
bodied owl with yellow eyes. Young are chocolate brown and acquire the
white spots and paler facial disk as they mature. Strictly a nocturnal
hunter and a vagrant migrant. Preys on a variety of insects, rodents
and song birds. Call sounds like a high pitched bell “ting-ting-ting”.
Prefers tree cavities to nest in. Prefers dense northern forests and
higher elevations on interior mountains. Can be approached easily in
the wild. |
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