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Pearl-spotted Owlet - Glaucidium perlatum
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Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201836761
eBird checklist S65138035
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rating 4
4 ratings
Greg Baker
5 Dec 2015
Western, Gambia
Media notes
A ventral view of an adult perched and then briefly preening. Elevation: 18 m. D
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Behaviors
Flying
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201833351
eBird checklist S65138616
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rating 4
4 ratings
Greg Baker
6 Dec 2007
Kunene, Namibia
Media notes
A adult calling at dawn, then changing perches and finally just looking around.
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Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201586341
eBird checklist S65145101
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rating 4
4 ratings
Desmond Allen
5 Sep 2013
Kunene, Namibia
Media notes
Bird on branch looks around. Elevation: 1210 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016
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Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201096941
eBird checklist S65006385
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rating 4
4 ratings
Yoel jimenez
16 Nov 2014
Western, Gambia
Media notes
A bird perched and looking at us. Elevation: 19 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2
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Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML200805801
eBird checklist S64966887
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rating 4
4 ratings
Ghislain Gosse
19 Oct 2014
Limpopo, South Africa
Media notes
Front and back view (near Satara). Elevation: 286 m. Date added to IBC: June 23,
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Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML626205479
eBird checklist S125618382
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rating 5
2 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
22 Dec 2022
Fatick, Senegal
Media notes
A perched bird turning the head around and showing the false "eyes" on the nape.
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Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML626205216
eBird checklist S125618382
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
22 Dec 2022
Fatick, Senegal
Media notes
A perched bird looking around, at daytime.
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML601772931
eBird checklist S146564916
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
GARY DOUGLAS
6 Aug 2023
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML523703841
eBird checklist S126079175
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rating 5
2 ratings
Kris Blachowiak
30 Nov 2022
North-West, Botswana
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There's a chance you may have witnessed an interesting behaviour where the owl s
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Sounds
Call
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Foraging or eating
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Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML466534421
eBird checklist S114768413
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rating 5
2 ratings
GARY DOUGLAS
10 Jul 2022
Mara, Tanzania
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201945911
eBird checklist S65207273
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rating 4
6 ratings
Daniel Jimenez
3 Jan 2012
Western, Gambia
Media notes
high in a tree. Elevation: 24 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML255627191
eBird checklist S72422647
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rating 5
2 ratings
Greg Baker
16 Mar 2020
North-West, Botswana
Media notes
A perched adult being scolded by a Dark-capped Bulbul.
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201833701
eBird checklist S65138031
Report
rating 3
5 ratings
Greg Baker
3 Dec 2015
Western, Gambia
Media notes
Rear and then front views of an adult perched on a bare palm frond. Elevation: 1
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Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML628035522
eBird checklist S206629895
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rating 5
1 rating
Tom Heijnen
26 Nov 2024
Western, Gambia
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML626206060
eBird checklist S125618382
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Josep del Hoyo
22 Dec 2022
Fatick, Senegal
Media notes
A perched bird being mobbed by two calling Common Bulbuls, very close to the owl
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Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML626205841
eBird checklist S125618382
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Josep del Hoyo
22 Dec 2022
Fatick, Senegal
Media notes
A bird in a leafy tree, looking around.
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML601772901
eBird checklist S146564916
Report
rating 5
1 rating
GARY DOUGLAS
6 Aug 2023
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML572615031
eBird checklist S131509078
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rating 5
1 rating
Steve Kelling
20 Mar 2023
Manyara, Tanzania
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201836751
eBird checklist S65138035
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rating 3
4 ratings
Greg Baker
5 Dec 2015
Western, Gambia
Media notes
A fairly distant lateral view of an adult preening. Elevation: 18 m. Date added
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Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201248881
eBird checklist S64819380
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rating 3
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
7 Dec 2005
Oromia, Ethiopia
Media notes
A bird in a tree at morning. Elevation: 1084 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016
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Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201248871
eBird checklist S64819380
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
7 Dec 2005
Oromia, Ethiopia
Media notes
A bird scratching its head, shaking its plumage and flying away. Elevation: 1084
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Behaviors
Flying
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201248861
eBird checklist S64819380
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
7 Dec 2005
Oromia, Ethiopia
Media notes
A bird in a tree at night. Elevation: 1084 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201244521
eBird checklist S64820818
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
14 Dec 2005
Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, Ethiopia
Media notes
A bird in a tree, at daytime. Elevation: 939 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016
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Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201080881
eBird checklist S65009406
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rating 3
4 ratings
Hans Petter Kristoffersen
25 Jan 2016
Kaolack, Senegal
Media notes
A bird perching. Elevation: 39 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201061341
eBird checklist S64988284
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Hupperetz Jean
30 Nov 2003
Coast, Kenya
Media notes
A bird perched on a branch. Elevation: 984 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201061331
eBird checklist S64988284
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Hupperetz Jean
30 Nov 2003
Coast, Kenya
Media notes
A bird perched in a tree. Elevation: 984 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201035421
eBird checklist S64991361
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Keith Blomerley
19 Jan 2007
Erongo, Namibia
Media notes
A bird perched on a thin branch, then flying away. Elevation: 564 m. Date added
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Behaviors
Flying
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML201943351
eBird checklist S65207220
Report
rating 3
6 ratings
Daniel Jimenez
29 Dec 2011
Central River, Gambia
Media notes
one bird perching. Elevation: 4 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML626176591
eBird checklist S125585628
Report
rating 4
1 rating
Josep del Hoyo
21 Dec 2022
Fatick, Senegal
Media notes
A bird in a tree, looking around.
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
ML625081185
eBird checklist S125202821
Report
rating 3
1 rating
Josep del Hoyo
15 Dec 2022
Tambacounda, Senegal
Media notes
A bird in a tree at dusk, looking around and flying towards the camera at the en
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