Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
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This Ferruginous Pygmy Owl carving was hand-crafted from solid Basswood. The Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl has a long tail that is reddish with dark or dusky bars. The upper-parts are gray-brown; the crown is faintly streaked. The eyes of the Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl are yellow and black nape spots look like eyes on the back of the head. The white underparts are streaked with reddish brown. Unlike other North American owls, Pygmy-owls fly with quick, un-muffled wing beats. Chiefly diurnal and active at any time of the day, the species roosts in crevices and cavities. The most common call is a rapid, repeated took. Found at lower elevations than the Northern Pygmy-Owl. Inhabits Saguaro deserts and woodlands north to near Kingsville, Texas. Rare in Arizona and the slightly grayer sub-species there (cactorum) is considered endangered. The browner ridgwayi subspecies is resident in southern Texas.
Reference
National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds of North America, Fifth Edition, Page 262
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