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Glaucidium perlatum licua |
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Glaucidium perlatum |
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Chouette chevêchette perlée |
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Pearl-spotted Owlet |
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| Tshipungulu (Tshiluba) ; mwina (Kibemba) ; kapungulu, kitungu (Kiluba) | |
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Differs from the African barred Owlet by its smaller size and its unbarred upperparts. Rather, there is white spotting on the back and tail. It has two black spots looking like eyes on the nape. |
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Very common in Katanga. Found in many habitats, mainly in acacias' savannahs. |
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Sometimes steal the prey that parents bring to their chicks at the nest. It is then active during the day. |
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Feeds on small vertabrates and on insects. |
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Nidification takes place during the dry season. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.
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