The Four Keys to ID
- Size & Shape
Long-eared Owls are medium-sized, slender owls with long ear tufts. The head, roughly as wide as it is long, looks squarish. The facial disks are long and narrow.
Relative Size
Smaller than a Great Horned Owl, larger than a Western Screech-Owl.
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- Both Sexes
- Length: 13.8-15.8 in (35-40 cm)
- Weight: 7.8-15.3 oz (220-435 g)
- Wingspan: 35.4-39.4 in (90-100 cm)
- Color Pattern
- Behavior
- Habitat
Regional Differences
Western Long-eared Owls tend to have faces that are more orange than those of Eastern birds, but there is much variation in this feature.