Owls

Andean Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium jardinii

The Andean Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium jardinii) is a 67 g forest bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Owls

Order

Strigiformes

Weight

67 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); WildSumaco Lodge (Ecuador); Via Escuque-La Palma—Sector Campo Alegre y Areas Circunvecinas (Venezuela).

Photo: (c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist