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Title: Long whiskered owlette
Post by: Donna on 23-Dec-11, 12:04:12 PM


I never heard of this owl! Has anyone? I'm so lame.

Saw this on the Bird Conservancy site.


Title: Re: Long whiskered owlette
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 23-Dec-11, 12:30:10 PM


I never heard of this owl! Has anyone? I'm so lame.

Saw this on the Bird Conservancy site.

Can't say I ever have either...


Title: Re: Long whiskered owlette
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 23-Dec-11, 12:34:09 PM
South America...no wonder...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-whiskered_Owlet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-whiskered_Owlet)

The Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) is a tiny owl that is endemic to a small area in the Andean mountains in Amazonas and San Martín in northern Peru. It is restricted to cloud forests with dense undergrowth and epiphytes at about 1890–2200 meters (6200–7220 ft) above sea lev


Title: Re: Long whiskered owlette
Post by: Donna on 23-Dec-11, 01:32:33 PM
South America...no wonder...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-whiskered_Owlet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-whiskered_Owlet)

The Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) is a tiny owl that is endemic to a small area in the Andean mountains in Amazonas and San Martín in northern Peru. It is restricted to cloud forests with dense undergrowth and epiphytes at about 1890–2200 meters (6200–7220 ft) above sea lev


Well there ya go!! Thanks Ei