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Birds
Pearl-spotted owlet
Pearl-spotted owlet · Glaucidium perlatum
Pearl-spotted owlets have distinctive eye spots on the back of the neck and fly by day through savannahs and open woodland.
Fact file
- Size
- Small, 16 to 19 cm long and weighing about 60 to 80 g
- Males and females
- Sexes hardly distinguishable, females slightly larger
- Sounds
- Bright, rapid whistles in double series, especially at dusk
- Diet
- Hunts mainly insects, small birds, reptiles and small mammals
- Offspring
- Usually lays two to four eggs in a tree hollow, breeding season between August and November
How to identify Pearl-spotted owlet
The pearl-spotted owlet is a small, compact owl with a noticeably short tail and a round head. Its blue-grey to brown-grey plumage is densely covered with white, pearl-shaped spots that give it its name. A pale facial disc stands out around the eyes, with orange eyes and a yellow beak that are particularly striking.
Two distinctive eye spots on the back of the neck are characteristic of the pearl-spotted owlet. These serve to deter predators. In flight the pearl-spotted owlet shows short, rounded wings and a straight, gliding flight. At only 16 to 19 centimetres in length it remains strikingly dainty.
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Where Pearl-spotted owlet live
Namibia
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