What is Little owl?
{{Speciesbox | image = Mochuelo Común ( Athene noctua )(1).jpg | image_caption = | image2 = Athene noctua - Little Owl XC309481.mp3 | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn | author = BirdLife International | author-link = BirdLife International | title = ''Athene noctua'' | volume= 2012 | page = e.T22689328A40420964 | year = 2012 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T22689328A40420964.en }}</ref> | genus = Athene | species = noctua | authority = ([[Giovanni Antonio Scopoli|Scopoli]], 1769) | synonyms = ''Carine noctua'' | range_map = Steinkauz-Athene noctua-World.png | range_map_caption = Range of the little owl }} [[File:Athene noctua vidalii MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.156.1.jpg|thumb|''Athene noctua vidalii'']] The '''little owl''' (''Athene noctua'') is a [[bird]] that lives in the temperate and warmer parts of [[Europe]], [[Asia]] (east to [[Korea]]), and [[North Africa]]. It was introduced into [[Britain]] at the end of the nineteenth century, and into the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]] in the early twentieth century. This owl is a member of the [[Strigidae]], which contains most species of owl. The other group is the barn owls, [[Tytonidae]]. The little owl is a small, mainly [[nocturnal]] species. It is found in a range of [[habitats]] such as [[farmland]], [[woodland]] fringes, [[steppe]]s and semi-[[deserts]]. It is [[camouflage]]d, and especially hard to see if the background is wood or stone covered with [[lichen]].<ref>Little owls win photgrapher's heart. ''BBC News''. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/must_see/46829284/essex-little-owls-win-wildlife-photographer-s-affection]</ref> It feeds on insects, earthworms, other [[invertebrates]] and small vertebrates such as [[mice]] and [[shrews]]. Males have territories which they defend against intruders. This owl is a cavity nester and a clutch of about four eggs is laid in spring. The female does the [[incubation]] and the male brings food to the nest, first for the female and later for the newly hatche