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Glaucidium palmarum
Crown and nape grayish tawny-brown, with extensive whitish to pale buff spotting, and slightly grayer than tawny olive-brown back. Bars on the closed wings are formed by pale cinnamon to buffywhite spots on the outer webs of the primaries and secondaries. Tail with six or seven white to buffy-white bars. Sides of chest and streaking on underparts cinnamon-brown to dark cinnamon-brown.
Endemic to western Mexico where it occupies a range of habitats, in arid to semi humid conditions, from near sea level to 1500 m elevation. Spotted in Cruz del Monte national park close to the entrance to the park.
Photo shot early morning when still rather dark.
Spotted on Apr 6, 2011
Submitted on Jun 16, 2014
4 Comments
Wonderful first spotting on Noah!
Welcome to the Project. Fantastic bird pic.
Que gran foto!
Welcome to Project Noah, jonwchurch,
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