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Flammulated Owl

Psiloscops flammeolus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Utah.January 186, February 161, March 219, April 393, May 579, June 344, July 284, August 242, September 227, October 173, November 148, December 149.
United States18,905
Utah3,105
Arizona2,923
California2,917
Canada2,094
Texas1,627
Colorado1,570
New Mexico1,454
Idaho1,379
Oregon1,375

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Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
  • Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
  • Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderOwls · Strigiformes
FamilyTypical Owls · Strigidae
GenusPsiloscops

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