Peruvian Pygmy Owl - BirdForum Opus

Rufous morph
Photo © by mmdnje.
Photographed: Cerro Blanco-Guayaquil, Ecuador December 2005

Alternative name: Pacific Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium peruanum

Identification

Typical birds are grey-brown with spotted crown and upperside, rufous birds have more streaked crown and upperside. Southern birds seems to only include the grey morph.

Distribution

Westernmost range of the Andes from Ecuador to northern Chile.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹.

This species has been split from the Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl.

Habitat

A variety of habitats from dry thorny scrub to riparian areas to agricultural or park-like areas as long as they contain groups of larger trees.

Behaviour

Nocturnal but also partly diurnal. Song activity strongest at dusk, sometimes also at night

Male is strongly territorial.

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  Both rufous and grey-brown morphs
  Photo © by mmdnje.
  Photographed: Guayaquil, Ecuador 27 March 2007.

References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
2. König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Peruvian Pygmy Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Peruvian_Pygmy_Owl

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