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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.