Spectacled owls are characterized by white "spectacles" around their bright yellow eyes. They have dark brown plumage on their upper parts and off-white or light yellow plumage on their breast. They have a thin white stripe around the throat with a thick dark brown stripe below. Coloration is reversed in juveniles; they are mostly white with a brown/black facial disk.
Spectacled owls are 43 to 46 cm long, males weigh 453 to 680 g and females weigh 680 to 906 g. Their wingpans are from 0.762 to 0.914 m.
Range mass: 453 to 906 g.
Range length: 43 to 46 cm.
Range wingspan: 0.762 to 0.914 m.
Sexual Dimorphism: female larger
Other Physical Features: endothermic ; bilateral symmetry
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Bibliographic Citation: Patino, C. 2002. "Pulsatrix perspicillata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 27, 2013 at
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