Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)

Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)

Captured from a WONDERFUL MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM title,
"Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Nature",
Dorling Kindersley Multimedia, 1995

Elf Owl
Long claws
WITH A BODY no longer than a sparrow's, this is the world's smallest owl. Despite its small size, it is a noisy bird - particularly during the breeding season, when the male sings from a nest hole to attract a mate. Elf owls are nocturnal, and they catch their prey by hovering over the ground, or by suddenly darting down from a perch.

Dorling Kindersly Multimedia
(reviewed by Univ. of Texsas Library)
http://volvo.gslis.utexas.edu/~reviews/dkmm.html

For more images captured from the CD-ROM title,
http://bioinfo.kordic.re.kr/animal/APAsrch2.cgi?qt=DKMMNature-


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Subject		Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)


Description		Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi) Captured from a WONDERFUL MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM title, "Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Nature", Dorling Kindersley Multimedia, 1995 Elf Owl Long claws WITH A BODY no longer than a sparrow's, this is the world's smallest owl. Despite its small size, it is a noisy bird - particularly during the breeding season, when the male sings from a nest hole to attract a mate. Elf owls are nocturnal, and they catch their prey by hovering over the ground, or by suddenly darting down from a perch. Dorling Kindersly Multimedia (reviewed by Univ. of Texsas Library) http://volvo.gslis.utexas.edu/~reviews/dkmm.html For more images captured from the CD-ROM title, http://bioinfo.kordic.re.kr/animal/APAsrch2.cgi?qt=DKMMNature-

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