Albert dwarf owl
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| Glaucidium albertinum | ||||||||||
| Prigogine , 1983 |
The Albert pygmy owl ( Glaucidium albertinum , syn .: Taenioglaux albertinum ), also called Albert pygmy owl , is a species of bird from the family of real owls (Strigidae).
It is very similar to the Cape pygmy owl and was at times combined with it.
It occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Rwanda ( Nyungwe Forest ).
The distribution area includes a small forest area in the Albert-Graben (Albertine Rift) about 2000 m above sea level.
description
The Albert dwarf owl is about 20 cm tall and weighs around 73 g. The head is relatively large with no visible tufts of ears. The top is maroon with cream-colored dots on the forehead, crown and nape of the neck, the wing covers have cream-colored bandages. The underside is light to white with dark spots, especially on the flanks. The tail is brown with large white spots, the eyes are pale yellow.
It differs from the Cape pygmy owl in its dots and the rather single-colored back plumage.
Way of life
No information is available on food and breeding season.
Hazardous situation
The blue owl is considered endangered ( vulnerable ).
literature
- H. Mikkola: Owls of the World - A Photographic Guide. 2nd edition, Bloomsbury, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4729-0593-2
Individual evidence
- ↑ Owl World
- ↑ Albertzwergkauz , in Avibase - The World Bird Database
- ↑ Animal documentation
- ↑ a b c Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ^ A b T. Stevenson, J. Fanshawe: Birds of East Africa. Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Princeton University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-691-12665-4 .
- ↑ featherbase
- ↑ C. König, F. Weick, J, -H. Becking: Owls A Guide to the Owls of the World. 1999, Pica Press, pp. 354-355. ISBN 1-873403-74-7
- ^ IUCN Redlist
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Glaucidium albertinum in the Internet Bird Collection