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Long-Whiskered Owlet (1999)

Acrylic on illustration board
13" x 5"
(private collection)

 

 In August of 1976, this peculiar little owl was discovered high in the Peruvian Andes. Quite unlike any other owl, this sparrow-sized bird was named Xenoglaux loweryi. To this day, little is known of its habits. It lives in humid cloud forests and seems to fly little, preferring to move by foot.