Pacific Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium peruanumKönig, C, 1991
English (US) Pacific Pygmy Owl
The Pacific Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium peruanum) 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: lowlands and foothills of southwestern Ecuador and western PeruRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Glaucidium peruanum
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pacific Pygmy Owl
- Described by
- König, C, 1991
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- König, C, 1991
- Original description
- Ökologie der Vögel 13 p.56-61
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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