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A very tame little owl; smaller than a Screech-Owl, without ear tufts. Underparts have soft blotchy brown streaks and shoulders have two neat rows of white patches. Young birds in summer are chocolate-brown, with conspicuous white eyebrows forming a broad 'V' over the bill; belly tawny ochre. | A very tame little owl; smaller than a Screech-Owl, without ear tufts. Underparts have soft blotchy brown streaks and shoulders have two neat rows of white patches. Young birds in summer are chocolate-brown, with conspicuous white eyebrows forming a broad 'V' over the bill; belly tawny ochre. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | From [[Alaska]] to southern [[Mexico]] | + | From [[Alaska]] east to [[Newfoundland]] and south to southern [[Mexico]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
[[Unspotted Saw-whet Owl]] has been split from this species. | [[Unspotted Saw-whet Owl]] has been split from this species. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
− | *''A. a. acadicus'' - Mixed woodlands of southern [[Alaska]] to southern [[Mexico]] | + | *''A. a. acadicus'' - Mixed woodlands of southern [[Alaska]] and [[Canada]] to southern [[Mexico]] |
*''A. a. brooksi'' - Haida Gwaii ([[British Columbia]]) | *''A. a. brooksi'' - Haida Gwaii ([[British Columbia]]) | ||
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- Aegolius acadicus
Identification
A very tame little owl; smaller than a Screech-Owl, without ear tufts. Underparts have soft blotchy brown streaks and shoulders have two neat rows of white patches. Young birds in summer are chocolate-brown, with conspicuous white eyebrows forming a broad 'V' over the bill; belly tawny ochre.
Distribution
From Alaska east to Newfoundland and south to southern Mexico
Taxonomy
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl has been split from this species.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- A. a. acadicus - Mixed woodlands of southern Alaska and Canada to southern Mexico
- A. a. brooksi - Haida Gwaii (British Columbia)
A third subspecies, brodkorbi is recognized by some authorities.
Habitat
Dense conifer or mixed forests
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.