- 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...
-
International Corporation. The name "
Noctua"
draws inspiration from the
scientific name of the
little owl,
Athene noctua,
signifying wisdom and intelligence...
- In Gr**** mythology, a
little owl (
Athene noctua)
traditionally represents or
accompanies Athena, the
virgin goddess of wisdom, or Minerva, her syncretic...
- 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...
- up to 24 km/h (15 mph). Some
species are pre**** on by
little owls (
Athene noctua) in
central Asia. Most
species of
jerboas have
excellent hearing that...
-
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...
-
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...
- ; Hounsome, T.; Liu, N. (2007). "The
summer diet of the
Little Owl (
Athene noctua) in the
desert of north-west China".
Journal of Arid Environments. 68...
- by night, they can be
vulnerable to owls,
including the
little owl (
Athene noctua), long-eared owl (Asio otus), short-eared owl (Asio flammeus), barn...
-
according to prey size and type, and by the size of the owl. The
burrowing owl (
Athene cunicularia), a small,
partly insectivorous owl, has a
release force of...
