This small owl has a long tail, rounded head and yellow eyes. It is active by day as well as at other times, waiting on a perch to surprise small birds and other prey; it ranges through mountains of western North America.
It is a small owl with a long tail, smoothly rounded head and yellow eyes. The plumage is mostly dark brown and white.
It hunts during the day, waiting quietly on a perch before surprising small birds and mammals. Small birds may mob a perched owl and give away its location.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.