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Long-eared Owl

Hibou moyen-duc

Spanish: Búho chico

Latin: Asio otus

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Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Long-eared Owl

B L	W W	W	Family	Latin Name
15" 38.1cm	36" 91.44cm	9oz 255.15g	Strigidae	Asio otus

The Long-eared Owl is one of the larger members of the North American owl family. It is not uncommon to find large numbers of these birds together in a conifer growth in the late fall and winter months, as they migrate south from the coming winter. Just like the Short-eared Owl, these owls hunt their prey by flying low over the landscape and dropping down upon their prey unexpectedly. It has been reported as a rare visitor to Cuba.

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