Chevêchette perlée, Glaucidium perlatum - Pearl-spotted Owlet This small owl inhabits open woodland and scrubland in sub-Saharan Africa. It reaches a length of less than 20 centimetres and so is often termed an owlet. from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] Volume 6, by Le Vaillant, Francois, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez Fuchs, libraire 1808

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