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“Holy Grail” of Peruvian Ornithology Seen in the Wild for First Time
Posted by ableiman on March 23, 2007
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One of the world’s smallest and rarest owls was seen for the first time in the wild. The American Bird Conservancy announced the discovery Thursday by a group of researchers monitoring Peru’s northern jungle. The owl, called an “owlet” due to its emasculatingly small size, is so distinct that it has its own genus, “Xenoglaux,”…