Long-eared Owl
A Reference for North and Central American Owls
The Long-eared Owl is found around the world in the Northern Hemisphere.
Long-Eared Owls
Asio otus
by Damian Fagan
For several summers in the 1990s, I worked as a contract biologist surveying for Mexican Spotted Owls in the Southwest.
Long-eared owl Asio otus
Identification Tips:
Length: 13 inches Wingspan: 39 inches
Large, nocturnal, predatory bird
Large, rounded head with long ear tufts
Yellow eyes
Rusty facial disks ...
Long-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
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Species Code: ASOT ...
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
There is a very comprehensive web page at Owlpages which covers this species in detail.
The photo was taken in July at about 4:30 pm at the Red Moss Nature Reserve, Balerno, Scotland.
Long-eared Owl
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Long-Eared Owl Facts
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LONG-EARED OWL FACTS
Description
The Long-eared Owl is a medium sized owl It is brown with streaks, and dark ear-tufts. The female is larger and darker than the male.
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
The Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) breeds across much of the northern half of the United States and southern Canada. It winters southward across the Midwest and into Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
Long-eared Owl Behaviour
No observations regarding Long-eared Owl behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Long-eared Owls ...
The Long-Eared Owl is a medium sized owl which is approximately 35 centimeters long (around 13 inches) and weighs 8-10 ounces. It is called long eared because of the tuft of feather on its head that look like ears.
The Long-eared Owl is often overlooked, due to its extreme nocturnal habits and ability to "freeze" and blend in with its habitat .
Long-eared owls rely on their mottled colors to hide them in the trees as they sleep during the day. At night, they hunt for small rodents like voles, mice, and rats in grassland or at the forest's edge.
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus (Linnaeus)
Status Rare resident. Breeds. Although other nineteenth-century authors had rated it "rare" or "not common," Harold F. Tufts (1899) designated it "common except in winter" in Kings County.
Long-eared Owl
Both Sexes
Rich-buff brown with darker streaking and ear tufts.
Asio otus ...
Long-eared owls breed in March and April. The females lay four to five white eggs in abandoned nests in trees. The eggs hatch after 26 to 28 days, with female doing all the incubating.
The long-eared owl is medium-sized owl, smaller in size than a woodpigeon. It often looks long and thin, with head feathers (known as ear tufts even though they are not ears) which it raises when alarmed.
The Long-eared Owl - Asio otus (previously: Strix otus) is a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Long-eared Owl
The Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) is not often seen in the Bay Area (at least not by me), but if you visit Mercy Hot Springs in Little Panoche Valley you are virtually guaranteed to see them.
Long-Eared Owl Habits
During the day. Long-eared owls hide away, roosting amongst thickly-branched trees. In the autumn and winter, groups of up to 20 owls may roost together.
Long-eared owl (Asio otus)
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Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Sika deer (Cervus nippon)
Horse-fly (Chrysops relictus) ...
Long-eared Owls were again present on site this year. Three were found in the village Pines early in the season, but by January only one remained and it was not seen after January 18.
Long-eared Owl Asio otus. Occasional in fall and winter in all regions. Found in woodlands, especially conifer groves.
Long-eared Owl Chicks
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Short-eared Owl at Plum Beach, Brooklyn ...
Long-eared Owl
Winter Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Short-eared Owl
Winter Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
In Ohio meadow voles comprised 90 percent of the individual prey remains in long-eared owl (Asio otus) pellets on a relict wet prairie [44], and in Wisconsin meadow voles comprised 95 percent of short-eared owl (A. flammeus) prey [14].
The most similar species to this owl is the Long-eared Owl. The Long-eared Owl is much smaller than the Great Horned Owl, being only 38 cm (15 in) in length.
The eyes are black, which prevents them from being confused with the yellow eyes of long-eared owls, which can appear black in headlights at night due to their large pupils.
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) - Raleigh, 1/8/03. Hit a window in downtown Raleigh, now in the hands of the American Wildlife Refuge.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) - Near albino in Chatham Co., NC. Photo by Renee Underwood, 8/2005.
Long-eared Owl [en español]
Mallard [en español]
Northern Flicker [en español]
Northern Pintail [en español]
Northern Saw-whet Owl [en español]
Pigeon [en español]
Pileated Woodpecker
Redhead ...
Known predators include the milk snake, black snake, red-tailed hawk, red-shouldered hawk, sparrow hawk, broadwinged hawk, barn owl, short-eared owl, barred owl, horned owl, long-eared owl, screech owl, fox, weasel, and skunk.
Birders search the grove for wintering owls and the campground for Longspurs, Crossbills and winter finches. I recall seeing Sawwhet Owl and Long-eared Owl here.
The long-eared owl is found in North America; the short-eared owl is ubiquitous. The tawny owl is common in England. Owls are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Strigiformes, families Tytonidae and Strigidae.
Food of the long-eared owl in Douglas County, Kansas. Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci., 57:206-207. Rainey, D. G., and H. J. Stains 1954. Early seasonal record of the red bat in Kansas. Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci., 57:85. Reaka, M. L., and K. B. Armitage 1976.
 See also: Short-eared Owl, Eagle, Hawk, Crow, Pigeon
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