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Very few specimens of cinereous owl have been measured. The limited number of measurements indicate lengths between 430 and 505 cm (14.11 and 16.57 ft), male weights between 469 and 812 g (1.034 and 1.790 lb), and female weights between 610 and 1,051 g (1.345 and
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has not assessed the status of the cinereous owl, and "every aspect of the biology of
Cinereous Owl is in dire need of more research."
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