Long-Eared Owl

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Long-eared Owl
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Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Bilateria
Branch Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum Chordata
Sub-phylum Vertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Aves
Sub-class Neornithes
Infra-class Neoaves
Order Information
Order Strigiformes
Family Information
Family Strigidae
Sub-family Striginae
Genus Information
Genus Asio
Species Information
Species A. otus
Population statistics
Population 2,180,000-5,540,000 est. (2015)
Conservation status Least concern[1]

The long-eared owl (Asio otus) is a medium-sized owl of the family Strigidae, found in the woodlands throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere.

Description[edit]

The long-eared owl is about 12–16 inches long, with a wingspan of 34–39 inches, weighing between 6.3 and 15.3 ounces. Females are larger than males. The upper plumage is a yellow rust brown to grayish-brown (females are somewhat darker), mottled with black spots and stripes. Chest and belly are a pale yellow to cream, and bearing dark vertical stripes. The facial disk is brown, with a light greyish "V" mark centered between the yellow-orange eyes, and extending downwards on either side of the beak. The brown ear tufts are set more in towards the center of the face, directly over the eyes; their length sets it immediately apart from the similar short-eared owl, with which it shares much of its range.

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Categories: [Birds] [Birds of Prey] [Owls] [Eared Owls]


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