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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Strigidae .
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It is also an area with a concentration of species of limited distribution such as the paujil cornudo (Crax unicornis koepckeae), picaflores (Metallura theresiae, Heliangelus rejalis), lechuza (Xenoglaux loweryi) and ranas (Dendrobates mysteriosus).
Peruvian Yungas 2008
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The tiny species, Xenoglaux loweryi, has long bristles around its beak, and delicate feathers that extend into whiskers.
BBC News - Home 2010
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Alterman's discovery was the first sighting of the long whiskered owlet Xenoglaux loweryi since 2007.
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Alterman's discovery was the first sighting of the long whiskered owlet Xenoglaux loweryi since 2007.
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Alterman's discovery was the first sighting of the long whiskered owlet Xenoglaux loweryi since 2007.
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Alterman's discovery was the first sighting of the long whiskered owlet Xenoglaux loweryi since 2007.
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A birder found and video recorded a long whiskered owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) in Peru - only the fourth time the species has ever been seen and the first time anyone has captured footage of it.
A DC Birding Blog 2010
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Biologists consider the Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) "a holy grail of South American ornithology."
Mongabay.com News 2009
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Biologists consider the Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) "a holy grail of South American ornithology."
Mongabay.com News 2009
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