A tiny owl that nests in cacti and trees in the arid country of the southern US and Mexico.
姬鸮
Micrathene whitneyi, family Strigidae
Example sentencesExamples
Several owl boxes will attract elf owls and would give you a better chance to see those elusive creatures.
Our three top birders hurry to see an off-course Baikal teal behind an ice-cream shop in Denver; in Tucson they sit with 20 people around the base of a telephone pole at dusk, hoping to spot an elf owl.
Here, I got a great view of an elf owl and marveled at the way its plumage blended in with the tree trunk behind him.
Definition of elf owl in US English:
elf owl
noun
A tiny owl that nests in cacti and trees in the arid country of the southern US and Mexico.
姬鸮
Micrathene whitneyi, family Strigidae
Example sentencesExamples
Here, I got a great view of an elf owl and marveled at the way its plumage blended in with the tree trunk behind him.
Several owl boxes will attract elf owls and would give you a better chance to see those elusive creatures.
Our three top birders hurry to see an off-course Baikal teal behind an ice-cream shop in Denver; in Tucson they sit with 20 people around the base of a telephone pole at dusk, hoping to spot an elf owl.