ADULT MALE Has orange-buff upperparts that are speckled with tiny black and white dots. Underparts a… read more
ADULT Has reddish brown plumage overall. Upperparts are beautifully patterned with pale spots, large… read more
ADULT Has rich brown plumage overall. Upperparts are marked with bold white spots, smallest and dens… read more
ADULT AND JUVENILE Buffy brown overall, but heavily spotted and streaked on upperparts, including ne… read more
ADULT AND JUVENILE Have dark brown upperparts and paler underparts; however, whole body is heavily s… read more
ADULT Gray-brown overall, but upperparts are beautifully patterned with pale spots (smallest on head… read more
ADULT Has mostly brown plumage overall, beautifully patterned on upperparts and resembling tree bark… read more
ADULT Has reddish brown upperparts and tail, with delicate pale streaks on head and nape, and spots … read more
6 3/4" (17 cm). A small, usually rust-colored owl, with tail usually barred rufous and brown or brow… read more
ADULT Has brown to gray-brown plumage overall (interior birds are grayer than those on Pacific coast… read more
Elf Owl
Micrathene whitneyi
ADULT Has mainly reddish brown plumage overall; upperparts are adorned with buff spots, particularly… read more
ADULT MALE Has essentially pure white plumage with small black spots and bars; at close range, feath… read more
ADULT Either reddish brown overall or gray-brown. Upperparts are beautifully patterned with fine dar… read more
ADULT Has plumage color overall that varies from reddish brown in southeast of range to gray-brown i… read more
ADULT Either brown overall or gray-brown; gray forms predominate in deserts in south. Upperparts are… read more
ADULT Has mainly gray-brown plumage, upperparts with intricate darker markings; underparts are barre… read more
ADULT Has rich brown plumage overall, adorned with white spots on head, neck, back, and underparts. … read more
17-19" (41.5-48.5 cm). A medium-size, round-headed, dark-eyed owl of dense northern forests. Dark br… read more
ADULT Has brown plumage overall; upperparts are dark brown, but beautifully marked with white spots,… read more
ADULT Gray-brown overall. Upperparts are marked with pale spots, smallest and densest on head; under… read more
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