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    Little owl (redirect from Athene noctua)
    The little owl (Athene noctua), also known as the owl of Athena or owl of Minerva, is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe...
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  • International Corporation. The name "Noctua" draws inspiration from the scientific name of the little owl, Athene noctua, signifying wisdom and intelligence...
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    Spotted owlet (redirect from Athene brahma)
    workers sometimes treated members of this species group as subspecies of Athene noctua. The two have been separated but they are considered to form a superspecies...
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    Owl of Athena (redirect from Owl of Athene)
    In Greek mythology, a little owl (Athene noctua) traditionally represents or accompanies Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom, or Minerva, her syncretic...
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    The genus Athene was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1822. The type species was designated as the little owl (Athene noctua) by the...
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    Cretan owl (redirect from Athene cretensis)
    least 60 cm tall, considerably larger than the 22 cm long little owl (Athene noctua) and appears to have been terrestrially adapted, with relatively short...
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    up to 24 km/h (15 mph). Some species are preyed on by little owls (Athene noctua) in central Asia. Most species of jerboas have excellent hearing that...
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  • Civetta is Italian for "little owl" (Athene noctua). It may also refer to: Il Civetta, alias of Flemish Northern Renaissance and Mannerist landscape painter...
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  • (Mysia), a town of ancient Mysia, now in Turkey Little owl (Carine noctua or Athene noctua) Rodrigues scops owl (Carine murivora or Mascarenotus murivorus)...
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    47–54 cm (19–21 in). This is somewhat smaller than the little owl (Athene noctua). It perches upright and shows small ear-tufts. The plumage is predominantly...
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