English: Little Owl
Russian: Домовый сыч
German: Steinkauz
French: Chouette cheveche ou Cheveche d'Athena
Mongolian: Хотны бүгээхэй
Japanese: コキンメフクロ (Ko-kinme-fukuro)

Body length: 21-23 cm
Wing Span: 54-58 cm

Resident breeder
Breeding season: May-August

Egg number: 3-5 (occasionally 2-8)
Egg colour:  Non-glossy white
Brood: 1 per year  

Global status: Least Concern
Regional Status: Least Concern

Food: Small rodents, small passerines, lizards and insects.

Habitat:Breeding pairs nest in burrows, caves, precipices, cliff-cavities and crevices, tree-holes, holes and cracks of deserted building in forest steppe, mountain steppe, desert steppe, the Gobi desert and in the valleys of steppe rivers and lakes. Breeding success depends on food and weather conditions.