(source:http://www.kolibriexpeditions.com/birdingperu/blog/index.php/3-ways-how-not-to-see-the-long-whiskered-owlet/)
(source:http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/long-whiskered_owlet.html#cr)
The long-whiskered owlet is among the smallest owls in the world at about about 5 inches heigh. They are endemic to Peru. They are very rare but in early 2010 a new population was discovered. Read more about this discovery at abcbirds.org.