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Strigiformes / Strigidae / Micrathene

Elf Owl

Micrathene whitneyi

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (elfowl) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Micrathene

Subspecies (4)

Micrathene whitneyi graysoni

formerly Socorro Island (Revillagigedo Islands off western Mexico); extinct
Micrathene whitneyi idonea

southern Texas (lower Rio Grande Valley) to central Mexico
Micrathene whitneyi sanfordi

lower Baja California (south of latitude 23°40'N)
Micrathene whitneyi whitneyi

arid southwestern USA and adjacent northwestern Mexico (Sonora)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (elfowl) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.