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  2. DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassAves
     The Tiny Owl that Plays Dead
    The Tiny Owl that Plays Dead
    Meet the Tiny Elf Owl!
    Meet the Tiny Elf Owl!
    Taxonomy

    The elf owl was formally described in 1861 by the American naturalist James Graham Cooper from a specimen collected near Fort Mohave in Arizona. He coined the binomial name Athene whitneyi, choosing the specific epit… See more

    Description

    The elf owl is the world's lightest owl, although the long-whiskered owlet and the Tamaulipas pygmy owl are of a similarly diminutive length. It is also the world's smallest owl. The mean body weight of this species is … See more

    Distribution and habitat

    The elf owl is known to migrate in large groups, with patterns of migration varying depending on flock and habitat location. Some broods of elf owl migrate to the southwest United States (California, Arizona, N… See more

    Behaviour and ecology

    Elf owls feign death when handled, an adaption that encourages a predator to relax its grip so that the owl can escape. Elf owls are also notoriously territorial. Territories are established by the male and are defend… See more

     
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