Andean Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium jardinii(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855)
English (US) Andean Pygmy Owl
The Andean Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium jardinii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
Range: Andes from Venezuela and Colombia (including the Sierra de Perijá) through Ecuador to northern Peru (north and west of the Marañón Valley)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Glaucidium jardinii
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Andean Pygmy Owl
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phalaenopsis jardinii
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855)
- Type locality
- Andes of Quito, Ecuador.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 41 p.654
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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