Long-whiskered owlet
| Long-whiskered owlet | |
|---|---|
| Vocalization heard in Amazonas, Peru | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Xenoglaux O'Neill & Graves, GR, 1977 |
| Species: | X. loweryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenoglaux loweryi O'Neill & Graves, 1977 | |
The long-whiskered owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) is a vulnerable species of owl in subfamily Surniinae of the "typical owls", family Strigidae. It is endemic to a small area in Amazonas and San Martín departments of northern Peru.