..     PYGMY OWL (glaucidium passerinum).     ..

Image: J.F. Naumann

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Length: 16-17cm

Wingspan: 34-36cm

Weight: 50-70g

 

Ascending whistles.

 

 

Coniferous forests.

 

 

 

Locally common

EU25: Secure

IUCN: Least Concern

29x24mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

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Eggs:-

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Fledging:-

3-7

28-30 days

27-34 days

Breeding Season: ?

7 years

 

 

28-44,000 pairs

 

 

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Small mammals and birds.

 

 

Hole in a tree, abandoned woodpecker hole or in specially provided nest boxes.

Central and NE Europe, and central Asia.

 

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Chev�chette d'Europe

Sperlingskauz

Civetta Nana

Spurveugle

Mochuelo Chico

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