Elf Owl
Micrathene whitneyi
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The elf owl 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 also nests in natural tree cavities. It is nocturnal and feeds primarily on insects.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Micrathene