Species profile
Peruvian Pygmy-owl
Glaucidium peruanum
Quick answer
Lowlands and foothills of sw Ecuador and w Peru
- Scientific name
- Glaucidium peruanum
- Family
- Strigidae
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Genus
- Glaucidium
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Peruvian Pygmy-owl in your journal
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