This little owl was easily seen bird in the late afternoon near the banks of the Chobe River.
The pearl-spotted owlet (Glaucidium perlatum), which breeds in Africa south of the Sahara, is small (19 cm) and stocky, with a longish tail. The upper-parts are rich brown, heavily spotted with white. The underparts are white, streaked with brown.
They often hunt by day, and can be often spotted as the small birds mob it while it is perched in a tree. It hunts a variety of small prey, including birds.
