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| − | [[ | + | [[Image:Long-whiskered_Owletg.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|guiacalles|guiacalles}}<br>Fundo Alto Nieva, [[Peru]], December 2013]] |
| − | ;Xenoglaux loweryi | + | |
| + | ;[[: Category:Xenoglaux|Xenoglaux]] loweryi | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 13-14cm | + | 13-14cm |
| − | + | *Brown facial disc | |
| + | *White eyebrows | ||
| + | *Brown uuper parts with small darker mottling | ||
| + | *Lower nape has large white spots | ||
| + | *Deep grey flight feathers with white markings | ||
| + | *Brown tail with lighter and darker mottling | ||
| + | *Under parts are similar, but with white markings | ||
| + | *Orange-brown eyes | ||
| + | *Pinkish-grey cere | ||
| + | Greenish-grey bill with a yellowish tip | ||
| + | *Pink toes | ||
| + | *Horn-coloured talons horn with darker tips | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Peru]] | + | [[South America]]: found only in northern [[Peru]] (Amazonas and San Mart¡n) |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | [[Image:DSC7965.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|WilsonDiaz|WilsonDiaz}}<br />Abra Patricia, [[Peru]] , 2011]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Sub-tropical cloud forest. | Sub-tropical cloud forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | It is mostly crepuscular. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
Diet includes insects. | Diet includes insects. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| − | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Planet of Birds | |
| − | + | {{ref}} | |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Xenoglaux+loweryi}} | {{GSearch|Xenoglaux+loweryi}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[ | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[category:Xenoglaux]] |
Latest revision as of 19:18, 1 July 2014
- Xenoglaux loweryi
Identification
13-14cm
- Brown facial disc
- White eyebrows
- Brown uuper parts with small darker mottling
- Lower nape has large white spots
- Deep grey flight feathers with white markings
- Brown tail with lighter and darker mottling
- Under parts are similar, but with white markings
- Orange-brown eyes
- Pinkish-grey cere
Greenish-grey bill with a yellowish tip
- Pink toes
- Horn-coloured talons horn with darker tips
Distribution
South America: found only in northern Peru (Amazonas and San Mart¡n)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Sub-tropical cloud forest.
Behaviour
It is mostly crepuscular.
Diet
Diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Planet of Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Long-whiskered Owlet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-whiskered_Owlet
