| Long-eared Owl Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Large, nocturnal, predatory bird - Large, rounded head with long ear tufts - Yellow eyes - Rusty facial disks - Gray-brown upperparts with small black and white markings - White underparts with black cross-shaped markings - Sexes similar - Often roosts in dense conifers Similar species The Long-eared Owl is similar to the Great Horned Owl but has cross-shaped, not barred, markings on the underparts and is smaller. Other species of similarly-sized owls lack large ear tufts. |
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