Summary ⁴

The Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) is a small owl. It is also known as the Tengmalm's Owl after Swedish naturalist Peter Gustaf Tengmalm. Other names for the owl include Richardson's Owl, Funeral Owl (latin: funereus), Sparrow Owl, and Pearl Owl (Finnish: helmipöllö and Swedish: pärluggla). This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/sdl-aegolius-funereus-00001.jpg
2. (c) Steven Katovich from United States USDA Forest Service, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Aegolius_funereus_1388020.jpg
3. (c) Sebastian Kruk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/69445433@N00/61919893
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegolius_funereus

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