Eurasian Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium passerinum

ForestLeast concernLeast concern
Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum), Animal Pocket card
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Diet
Carnivore
Mass
0.1 kg
IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

In short

The Eurasian pygmy owl is the smallest owl in Europe. It is dark reddish to greyish-brown, with spotted sides and half of a white ring around the back of the neck. This species is found in the boreal forests of Northern and Central Europe to Siberia.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA licence).

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The Eurasian pygmy owl is the smallest owl in Europe.

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