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Range Map for Elf Owl

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Migration

Resident to short-distance migrant. Elf Owls that breed in the United States and northern Mexico migrate southward into southern Mexico for the winter. In southern Baja California, the grayish subspecies sanfordi is resident.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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