North American Rough-legged Owl

The North American Rough-legged Owl ( Latin Aegolius acadicus ) is a North American owl species.

North American Rough-legged Owl
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryotes Kingdom: Animals The kingdom : Eumetazo No rank : Bilateral symmetric No rank : Recycled Type of: Chord Subtype : Vertebrates Infratip : Jaws Above class : Tetrapods Class: Birds Subclass : Real birds Infraclass : Novonyobnye Squad: Owls Family: Owls Subfamily : Surniinae Rod: Rough-legged owls View: North American Rough-legged Owl
International Scientific Name
Aegolius acadicus Gmelin , 1788
Security status
Least concern IUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22689366

They live in the provinces of Ontario , Saskatchewan , Manitoba and the mountains in eastern Tennessee . It inhabits deciduous and mixed forests.

Plumage brown. Breast white, spotted back. The iris is yellow. Bill is black. The paws are light brown and densely feathered, which gave the name the Foot- Footed Owl .

First described by Johann Gmelin in 1788.