Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi)

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
13 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
O'Neill & Graves, 1977

Habitat
Understorey and mid-storey of very wet elfin forest and tall forest with abundant epiphytes, bamboo thickets and scattered palms and tree ferns. From 1,890 - 2,350 m, potentially down to 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru (B).

Occurs in the Abra Patricia area of Peru.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat loss through clearing for agriculture is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
May be almost flightless.

Voice
A single, deep, husky almost dysyllabic 'woh', repeated every three seconds.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (36)...)

Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) [XC36089]
by Fernando Angulo from ACP Abra Patricia-Alto Nieva, San Mart\u00edn, Peru (song)

Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) [XC785997]
by Nick Athanas and Frank Lambert from Yambrasbamba District (near Yambrasbamba), Bongar\u00e1 Province, Amazonas, Peru (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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