Northern Saw-whet Owl - Aegolius acadicus

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Northern Saw-whet Owl
Weighing from about 80 to 90 grams, this is the smallest owl in eastern North America. Its range extends all the way from Alaska to Nova Scotia, and south in wooded mountains deep into Mexico. The ones on Queen Charlotte Island are much darker and richer in colour (A. a. brooksi) while the southern Mexican ones are paler (A. a. brodkorbi) and sometimes hybridize with a southern, related species endemic to Central America, called the Unspotted Saw-whet Owl (A. ridgwayi).
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  • Mochuelo cabezón
  • mocho-amolador
  • Sägekauz
  • Aegolius acadicus
  • Strigiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Strigiformes
Family : Strigidae
Species : Northern Saw-whet Owl

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : bkma55798
Author :

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Country : Canada (ca)
Region : Ontario
Place : Markham Markham
Lat. : 43° 52' 41'' North
Lng. : 79° 16' 41'' West