Andean pygmy owl
Appearance
Andean pygmy owl | |
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Upper Tandayapa Valley, NW Ecuador | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Glaucidium |
Species: | G. jardinii
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Binomial name | |
Glaucidium jardinii (Bonaparte, 1855)
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The Andean pygmy owl (Glaucidium jardinii) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Glaucidium jardinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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