(Asociacin Ecosistemas Andinos ) Several photos of a captured owl, including the one shown here, were also taken. The owl was later released.
Tiny, Rare Owl in the Wilds of Peru
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JUNE 10, 2009
John Roach, MSNBC

An owl the size of a human fist with long, wispy feathers that stream out from its reddish-orange eyes was recently spied for the first time in the wild.
The long-whiskered owlet was discovered in 1976 when researchers caught a few specimens in nets after dark. Researchers working in a private nature reserve in northern Peru in 2007 caught three daylight glimpses of the bird and recorded its calls at night. Several photos of a captured owl, including the one shown here, were also taken. The owl was later released.

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