Summary ²

The Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) is the smallest owl in Europe. It is a dark reddish to greyish-brown, with spotted sides and half of a white ring around the back of the neck. This species is found in the boreal forests of Northern and Central Europe to Siberia.

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1. (c) Sergey Yeliseev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/13861029@N00/276140742
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucidium_passerinum

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