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Long-Whiskered Owlet

Xenoglaux loweryi (species)

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The long-whiskered owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) is a tiny owl that is endemic to a small area in the Andean mountains in Amazonas and San Martín in northern Peru. It is restricted to cloud forests with dense undergrowth and epiphytes at about 1,890–2,200 metres (6,200–7,220 ft) above sea level. The long-whiskered owlet is mainly brown with a whitish belly and eyebrow. The large eyes are orange-brown. Although it has no ear tufts, this small owl's facial feathers extend out past its head, making it appear to have long tufts. The name of its monotypic genus Xenoglaux means "strange owl" and—among others—refers to these long facial feathers. With a total length of 13–14 centimetres (5.1–5.5 in) and a weight of about 47.5 g (1.68 oz), it is among the smallest owls in the world. Only the heavier…

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