Long-whiskered Owlet

Xenoglaux loweryi

Endangered

The Long-whiskered Owlet is an owl of cloud forest of northern Peru. It hunts mostly at dusk or night, using silent flight, strong talons, and sharp hearing to catch mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, or fish, and usually nests in cavities, cliffs, old nests, or sheltered hollows.

Family

Strigidae

Group

Owls

Range

Long-whiskered Owlet Range — Resident or seasonal range in cloud forest of northern Peru

Population

≈ 250-1K

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