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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.
Elf owls are true owls, members of the Strigidae family. No larger than a sparrow and weighing about as much as a golf ball, these dainty birds are stealthy hunters. Found nestled in recycled...
The Elf owl (Micrathene whitneyi) is a small bird about the size of a sparrow found in North America. It likes to live in woodpecker holes in saguaro cacti and hunts various insects at night.
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.
Regions near the Mexican border are home to this gnome, the tiniest owl in the world, no bigger than a sparrow. On moonlit nights in late spring, its yapping and chuckling calls (surprisingly loud for the size of the bird) echo among the groves of giant cactus and through the lower canyons.
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.
At a Glance. Scientific Name:Micrathene whitneyi. Population: 150,000. Trend: Decreasing. Habitat: Deserts, dry scrublands, riparian woodlands, and open pine-oak forests. The 1.4-ounce Elf Owl is the smallest in North America: about the size of a sparrow and just as small as Peru's Long-whiskered Owlet.
Explore Elf Owl. Exotic species. 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 facts: A small, grayish owl with small ear tufts, yellow eyes, and greenish-yellow beak Males: usually gray, but sometimes occurring in a rufous (reddish) morph; bold chest markings
Quick Facts. When captured, this tiny owl will play dead until all danger has passed. They are not very aggressive, preferring to fly away rather than fight. Because it can be too cold in the desert for many nocturnal insects, the elf owl will migrate to Mexico during the winter.