Elf owl - Wikipedia
The elf owl (Micrathene whitneyi) is a small grayish-brown owl about the size of a sparrow found in the Southwestern United States, central Mexico, and the Baja California peninsula. [3][4] It has pale yellow eyes highlighted by thin white "eyebrows" and a gray bill with a horn-colored tip.
Elf Owl Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The world’s smallest raptor, the diminutive Elf Owl, lives in dry thorn forests, deserts, pine-oak forests, and riparian woodlands of the southern border of the United States and Mexico.
Long-whiskered owlet - Wikipedia
The long-whiskered owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) is a Vulnerable species of owl in subfamily Surniinae of the "typical owls", family Strigidae. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] It is endemic to a small area in Amazonas and San Martín departments of northern Peru .
Elf Owl - eBird
One of the smallest owls in the world, about the size of a sparrow. Patterned with rufous, gray, and white. Most similar in plumage to Flammulated Owl, but note the Elf Owl's white eyebrows, yellow eyes, tiny size, and habitat.
Elf Owl Identification - All About Birds
Tiny, short-tailed owl that lacks ear tufts. Spotted and speckled with gray, rufous, brown, and white. Rows of white-tipped scapular and covert feathers create two white stripes on the upperparts.
Elf Owl Photo Gallery - All About Birds
1998年4月1日 · Tiny, short-tailed owl that lacks ear tufts. Spotted and speckled with gray, rufous, brown, and white. Rows of white-tipped scapular and covert feathers create two white stripes on the upperparts.
Elf Owl ~ Micrathene whitneyi - The Owl Pages
2024年9月25日 · The Elf Owl is a tiny, short-tailed owl with a round head and no ear-tufts. It was originally known as Whitney's Owl. The species name whitneyi is a Latinised word formed from the last name of Josiah Dwight Whitney (1819-1896), a prominent American geologist...
Species Spotlight: The Elf Owl - World Birds
2023年11月28日 · The aptly named Elf Owl is the world’s smallest raptor alongside its phylogenetic “sister species,” the elusive Long-whiskered Owlet of the Peruvian cloud forests. Although the Long-whiskered Owlet is of similar size, the Elf Owl is lighter, securing it the title of the itsy bitsy-est raptor around.
Elf Owl - Micrathene whitneyi - Birds of the World
2020年3月4日 · Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.elfowl.01. A global alliance of nature organizations working to document the natural history of all bird species at an unprecedented scale.
Types of Owls: All Owl Species in the United States
2020年1月21日 · Nineteen types of owls are found in the United States, ranging from the diminutive Elf Owl to the massive Great Gray Owl. Check out the complete list.