Boreal owl

Aegolius funereus
Owls (Strigidae)

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Dark brown back with light markings, lighter belly and a dark line over the circular light face. Fairly long tail and the claws are completely feathered.

Hunts at night and resting in daytime on a branch.  Occasionally shelters in burrows.

⇔ l. 22–27 cm

A resident bird although the Boreal owls up north travel southwards in winter.

LA: 
≈ It is a little larger than the ATHENE NOCTUA (Little owl) with a rounder head.
≈ It is also smaller than the STRIX ALUCO  (Tawny owl) that lives in the same habitat.

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