Jamaican Owl
A species of Jamaican Owl Scientific name : Asio grammicus Genus : Jamaican Owl
Jamaican Owl, A species of Jamaican Owl
Botanical name: Asio grammicus
Genus: Jamaican Owl
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Description
It has dark brown barring, flecking and streaks and its amber facial disk is rimmed in black-flecked white. It has hazel eyes, long ear tufts and a grayish-yellow bill. It mainly uses open habitats with scattered clumps of trees, generally in lowlands. It is nocturnal and eats mainly large insects, spiders, amphibians, lizards, birds and rodents. It lays its eggs in tree hollows. This species is common and widespread throughout its limited range. 
Size
34 cm
Life Expectancy
10 years (wild), 25-28 years (captivity)
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Jamaican Owl predominantly hunts insects like beetles and spiders, along with mice, lizards, and tree frogs. They have adapted specialized hunting behaviors to forage both in flight and on the ground, primarily at night.
Habitat
Open woodland, forest edge, occasionally open parkland, plantations, gardens, sometimes small patches of woods amidst open areas, mainly coastal and lowland areas, less commonly in mountains
Dite type
Carnivorous
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