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Barred Owl
Strix varia
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photo ©Ginger Allen, FMNP
Identifiers- mottled brown body 17", brown wings spotted
white 44"
Adaptations- short yellow hooked bill for
tearing, talon claws for capturing,
large wings for gliding over prey
Status-
Florida resident
Distribution- eastern U.S.A., N.
California, Oregon
Habitat- swamps, lowland river
bottoms
Reproduction- 2-3 white eggs, laid in abandoned cavities
Diet- small mammals, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles
Fun facts
- pair will nod and bow to each other
- male feeds incubating female
- call sounds like "who cooks for you?"
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