From Paul Bannick
Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus) The word “flammulated” indicates that the markings are flame-shaped but in the case of this small (6.75") insectivorous owl, they are often flame-colored as well. Some populations of in southwestern Mexico are resident year-round, while most populations are highly migratory.
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I tried looking up how many a Flammy has to eat a day, and while I couldn’t find that, I did find an old AMA from a person that studied them, and it said they avoid competition with bats over the same night bugs by taking the larger ones while bats go for the smaller ones. I thought that was interesting.
there is probably not a total overlap of actual prey items between bats and owls. I suspect that owls will go for the larger moths and insects compared to bats which are a usually smaller in size.
