Elf Owl

By Elesa nunez

The scientific name

• The scientific name for the elf owl is Micrathene Whitneyi

• The common name is the same as the scientific name

The Characteristics

The characteristics for the elf owl are a short tail,A V shape white strip above their eyes, and reddish brown coloring with a vertically striped, Buff colored breast

How big are they?

• Elf Owls are about 5 inches long. If they are spread out their wings their are about 15 inches wide.1 and a half oz

habitat

• The Elf Owl lives in deserts that are overgrown with cacti. They live in canyons, and on mountain slopes,

Its migration

What does it eat?

• They eat insects, spiders, scorpions, and beetles

How does it hunt

What does it hunt

How many eggs it lays?

• The female Elf Owl lays between 1 and 5 white eggs once a year. The eggs hatch in 24 days.

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How many egg they lay a year

How does it get make it around the word

What do they look like?

• Elf Owls have a small round head and a short tail. They are mostly brown with white spots on their bellies and wing edges. They have yellow eyes.

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How long do they stay in there nest?

• Their nests are in holes in trees, in telephone electricity poles, or in big cactuses. Ouch! The young birds stay in the nest for 28 days

When do they hunt?

• They hunt during the night

• What kind of place do they like to live in? They like low desert places, bottom of mountains, and canyons.