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. [3] [4] It …

姬鸮（学名：Micrathene whitneyi）是墨西哥和美国西南部美洲沙漠地区的一种小型猛禽，体长12.7 - 14.6厘米，大小如麻雀，是世界上最小的猫头鹰。 头圆形较大，眼大，黑色并具有黄色 …

姬鴞（學名Micrathene whitneyi），又名嬌鵂鶹，是分佈在墨西哥及美國西南部的一種貓頭鷹。它們是世界上最細小的貓頭鷹，其次是鵂鶹屬。 [2] 它們高5-12吋，翼展15-16吋，尾巴很短。 …

Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi) Description The elf owl is the smallest owl in North America. Adults are only about 6 inches long from head to tail. Distinctive characteristics include a short tail, a …

2024年9月25日 · The Elf Owl is a tiny, short-tailed owl with a round head and no ear-tufts. It was originally known as Whitney's Owl. The species name whitneyi is a Latinised word formed …

Regions near the Mexican border are home to this gnome, the tiniest owl in the world, no bigger than a sparrow. On moonlit nights in late spring, its yapping and chuckling calls (surprisingly …

Elf owls are often found in the up­land deserts of Ari­zona and Sonora, Mex­ico, their range also spreads into parts of Cal­i­for­nia, New Mex­ico and Texas. Most are mem­bers of three …

Micrathene whitneyi: varied arid to semiarid habitats of lowlands to mountains of southern Arizona to southern Texas (southwestern USA) and southern half of Baja California southward through …

Scientific Name: Micrathene whitneyi; Population: 150,000; Trend: Decreasing; Habitat: Deserts, dry scrublands, riparian woodlands, and open pine-oak forests

One of the smallest owls in the world, about the size of a sparrow. Patterned with rufous, gray, and white. Most similar in plumage to Flammulated Owl, but note the Elf Owl's white …