Back بومة العفريت Arabic بومه قزمه ARZ Micrathene whitneyi AST Самодивска кукумявчица Bulgarian Mussolet dels saguaros Catalan Micrathene whitneyi CEB Kulíšek trpasličí Czech Ellylldylluan Welsh Elfenkauz German Micrathene whitneyi Spanish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Micrathene Coues, 1866 |
| Species: | M. whitneyi
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| Micrathene whitneyi (J. G. Cooper, 1861)
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Breeding
Non-breeding
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Migration
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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 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.[5] It is nocturnal and feeds primarily on insects.[6]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Micrathene whitneyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689325A93226849. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689325A93226849.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Peterson, Roger Tory, 1908–1996. (1990). A Field Guide to Western Birds. Peterson, Virginia Marie, National Audubon Society., National Wildlife Federation., Roger Tory Peterson Institute. (3rd, revised and enlarged ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 204. ISBN 0-395-51424-X. OCLC 19511450.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Elf Owl – Distribution Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. doi:10.2173/bow.elfowl.01. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ "Elf Owl Fact Sheet". www.desertmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ "Elf Owl - Introduction Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. doi:10.2173/bow.elfowl.01. Retrieved 2020-02-07.