English: A Little owl (Athene noctua). Cambazlı, Silifke - Mersin, Turkey.
Türkçe: Kukumav (Athene noctua). Cambazlı, Silifke - Mersin, Türkiye.
Date 8 August 2015
Author Zeynel Cebeci https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Zcebeci
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Athene_noctua_-_Little_owl_03.jpg

The little owl (Athene noctua) is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa. It was introduced into Britain at the end of the nineteenth century and into the South Island of New Zealand in the early twentieth century. This owl is a member of the typical or true owl family, Strigidae.
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Athene
Species: Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769)
Synonyms: Carine noctua