The asphalt miniature owl (Asphaltoglaux cecileae) is an extinct species of true owl that inhabited what is now California, United States during the Late Pleistocene epoch. The species is known from fossil material recovered from the La Brea Tar Pits. Its osteological characteristics suggests a close evolutionary relationship with owls of the genus Aegolius.
See also Glaucidium kurochkini, a very similar species also known from the La Brea Tar Pits Oraristrix, another, much larger owl from the La Brea Tar Pits
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