Yungas Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium bolivianum

Least Concern

The Yungas Pygmy-Owl is an owl of Central and South American forests, mountains, and open country. It hunts mostly at dusk or night, using silent flight, strong talons, and sharp hearing to catch mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, or fish, and usually nests in cavities, cliffs, old nests, or sheltered hollows.

Family

Strigidae

Group

Owls

Range

Yungas Pygmy-Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in Central and South American forests, mountains, and open country

Population

≈ Unknown

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