Amazonian Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium hardyi)

Other Names (World)
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl, Hardy's Pygmy-Owl, Amazonian Pygmy Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vielliard, 1990

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela.

From south-eastern Venezuela (Bolívar) east through the Guianas to northern Brazil (Pará), and south to south-eastern Peru, northern and eastern Bolivia and southern Mato Grosso.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

Amazonian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium hardyi) [XC266622]
by Peter Boesman from Cristalino Jungle Lodge, MT, Brazil (song)

Amazonian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium hardyi) [XC821560]
by Richard E. Webster from Parque natural de Porto Velho - Rond\u00f4nia, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Considered member of Least Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium minutissimum) complex, which also includes Colima Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium palmarum), Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium sanchezi), Central American Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium griseiceps) and Subtropical Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium parkeri). Traditionally considered a subspecies of Least Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium minutissimum), but appears to differ in morphology, ecology and vocalizations. Alternatively, considered more closely related to Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii) and Yungas Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium bolivianum). Further study is needed.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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