Reference photo — Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Eurasian Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium passerinum
Challenging
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Strigidae
- Size
- 15–19 cm (length)
- Weight
- 50–77 g
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Lifespan
- 6–7 yrs
- Habitat
- Boreal forest, Montane conifer forest, Clearings
About
The Eurasian pygmy owl is the smallest owl in Europe. It is dark reddish to greyish-brown, with spotted sides and half of a white ring around the back of the neck. This species is found in the boreal forests of Northern and Central Europe to Siberia.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.