Cloudforest Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium nubicola)

Other Names (World)
Cloudforest Pygmy-Owl, Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl, Ecuadorian Pygmy-owl, Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
Robbins & Stiles, 1999

Habitat
Very humid, primary cloud-forest, invariably on steep slopes. From about 1,400 - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Ecuador (B).

Western slope of Andes in Colombia (Cordillera Central) and Ecuador.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging, conversion to agriculture, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Hollow whistles or toots similar to other Glaucidium spp. Song has notes of constant duration, delivered in pairs (or occasionally trios) with distinctive intra- and internote pauses.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium nubicola) [XC382357]
by Fabio Agudelo Zapata from Reserva Natural r\u00edo \u00d1amb\u00ed, Vereda el Barro, Altaquer, Barbacoas, Nari\u00f1o., Colombia (song)

Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium nubicola) [XC883639]
by Nick Athanas from Ruta Pachijal, Mindo (near Rancho del Medio), Pichincha, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Morphological similar to Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii), but vocally very distinct and also exhibits subtle but constant morphological differences. Probably most closely related to Mountain Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma) and Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium costaricanum).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii) which has longer tail and more extensive pale spotting or barring on back, sides of chest and flanks.

References
See References.

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