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Elf owl

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. It has pale yellow eyes highlighted by thin white "eyebrows" and a gray bill with a horn-colored tip. The elf owl frequently inhabits woodpecker holes in saguaro cacti; it…

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Elf owl

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related to General references · 24
Elf owl → ASIN B00FY5491W, Barcelona, Barn-owls, Biondo, Birds, David Allen, Field Guide, Handbook, Hoyo, Hummingbirds, Imagined Amenities, ISBN, Josep, Kindle, Knopf, Lynx Ed, National Geographic, New York, North America, Sam
related to Distribution and habitat · 14
Elf owl → April, Arizona, Baja, California, In, May, Mexico, Migrant, New Mexico, Resident, Some, Texas, The, United States
related to Taxonomy · 14
Elf owl → American, Ancient Greek, Arizona, Athene, Elliott Coues, Fort Mohave, Friedrich Boie, He, James Graham Cooper, Josiah Whitney, Micrathene, South American, The, Xenoglaux
related to Description · 12
Elf owl → As, Class, During, Males, Most, Tamaulipas, The, Their, There, These, They, While Class
related to Conservation status · 8
Elf owl → Arizona, California, Human, Populations, Some, The, To, United States
related to Food and feeding · 8
Elf owl → Agaves, Elf, Hunting, In, Once, Straight, The, They
related to Breeding · 6
Elf owl → Description, During, Elf, Males, They, While
related to External links · 6
Elf owl → Archived, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Elf, Includes, Ornithology, Wayback MachineCornell Lab
related to Behaviour and ecology · 5
Elf owl → Adults, During, Elf, Territories, This
related to In fiction · 5
Elf owl → An, Ga'Hoole, Guardians, Gylfie, Kathryn Lasky

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elf owl owls california birds mexico often species breeding male found also songs males female central baja class whitneyi young

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Elf owlis asister species to the South American long-whiskered owlet0.90text
Elf owlis aworld's smallest and lightest owl0.90text
jaysinstance ofAdults as well as young can be subject to predation by other predatory birds0.80text
hawksinstance ofAdults as well as young can be subject to predation by other predatory birds0.80text
and owls.BreedingElf owls usually choose abandonedinstance ofAdults as well as young can be subject to predation by other predatory birds0.80text
north-facing woodpecker cavities in saguaro cactiinstance ofAdults as well as young can be subject to predation by other predatory birds0.80text
sycamoresinstance ofAdults as well as young can be subject to predation by other predatory birds0.80text
cottonwoodsinstance ofAdults as well as young can be subject to predation by other predatory birds0.80text
and other hardwood treesinstance ofAdults as well as young can be subject to predation by other predatory birds0.80text
to raise their younginstance ofAdults as well as young can be subject to predation by other predatory birds0.80text
telephone poles in urban areas.They generally mate for periods of three monthsinstance ofthey have been known to nest in man-made structures0.80text
with maleinstance ofthey have been known to nest in man-made structures0.80text

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