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The Eurasian Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium passerinum, is the smallest owl in Europe. These owls are a dark reddish to greyish-brown, with spotted sides and half of a white ring around the back of their neck. The owl preys on birds – some nearly as large as itself – and small mammals, such as voles.