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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Strigiformes
        Family: Strigidae
          Genus: Psiloscops
            Species: flammeolus

Flammulated Owl - Psiloscops flammeolus

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus) is a small (15-17 cm), secretive owl that ranges from Guatemala to British Columbia with highly disjunct populations. It breeds in open pine forests in mountainous areas. Their diet mainly consists of insects, though they do eat small vertebrates as well.

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S3B,S3N

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BLM Status: BLM WATCH

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 171

Number of Mapped Locations: 789

Number of Observations: 802

Observation date range: 06-28-1905 to 08-17-2023

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