"Flammulated" refers to something that is marked with flame-like patterns or colors. In a more specific context, it is often used in Biology to describe certain species of animals, particularly birds like the flammulated owl, which has distinctive markings resembling flames. The term can also apply to various other contexts where flame-like characteristics are present.
The Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus) has flame coloured feathers which give the owl its name. It gained its scientific name of flammeolus from the Latin word for 'flame' or 'flame-shaped', a direct reference to its flamelike colouration.The Flammulated Owl is also known as the Flammulated Scops Owl, or sometimes the Dwarf Owl. It was previously known as the Flammulated Screech Owl.
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Flammulated owls eat mainly insects such as beetles, crickets, or butterflies. They also occasionally eat shrews. I happened to see one hunting at night, though, and it seemed to be attacking a small bird.
The Eastern-Screech owl and the Flammulated owl.
Scott Rashid has written: 'Small mountain owls' -- subject(s): Aegolius funereus, Flammulated owl, Northern pygmy owl, Northern saw-whet owl
- Whiskered Screech-Owl - Western Screech-Owl - Elf Owl - Spotted Owl - Northern Pygmy-Owl - Flammulated Owl - Burrowing Owl - Great Horned Owl - Northern Saw-Whet Owl
Barred Owl Boreal Owl Burrowing Owl Great Gray Owl Great Horned Owl Long-eared Owl Northern Hawk Owl Northern Pygmy Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Flammulated, Barn, and Western Screech Owls are generally accidentals from British Columbia.
Most of them favor rodents, particularly barn owls. Some smaller ones (Flammulated, Burrowing) favor insects (crickets, moths). The Great Horned Owl may have the most varied diet. They have been recorded to eat skunks, rabbits, tiny deer, snakes, frogs, scorpions, other birds including other owls, fish, and even carrion when times are difficult.
The Flammulated Owl has not been formally listed as a threatened or endangered species. It is however considered a sensitive species or a species of concernt to a variety of entities. The Audubon Society includes the flammulated owl on their watch list due to the following:"Widely scattered across the mountains of western North America, its breeding range extends from southern British Columbia to northern Mexico. Flammulated Owls are migratory and winter from Mexico south to Guatemala.Further knowledge of specific habitat requirements is needed before analysis of trends can be fully understood. To date, scientists are uncertain of this species' status. Its secretive nature and widely scattered distribution make it very difficult to gauge population trends for this species. It is believed, however, that the population is declining due to increased habitat loss from forestry practices in the mountain west. "
All owls are raptors, or birds of prey. Which is to say they seize prey in their talons and kill it off with the beak usually. Even small owls like Burrowing or Flammulated owls, which eat insects largely, catch them this way. This is in contrast to a swallow or egret, which just use their mouth/beak, and don't have lethal talons.
The types of owls that live in the Pacific Northwest include the Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Western Screech Owl, and Northern Pygmy Owl. These owls can be found in various habitats such as forests, parks, and wetlands throughout the region.