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| Micrathene whitneyi |
(Cooper, 1861) |
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Family: Strigidae |
Order: Strigiformes |
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Elf owl |
Chevêchette des saguaros |
Mochuelo de los saguaros |
Elfenkauz |
N populations migratory, leave by mid Oct, winter in N & C Mexico in areas with abundance of insects and
other arthropods; males precede females on spring migration, arriving in breeding areas from mid Feb to Apr.
Resident in Baja California and on Socorro I. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1999)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1999) - www.hbw.com,
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |