Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum

Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1788)
Alternate common name(s): Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Santa Barbara, Heredia, Costa Rica - Oct 27, 2003 © William Hull  Santa Barbara, Heredia, Costa Rica - Oct 27, 2003 © William Hull  Santa Barbara, Heredia, Costa Rica - Oct 27, 2003 © William Hull  Five Sisters Lodge, Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize - Feb 24, 2003 © Joseph W. Hammond  Five Sisters Lodge, Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize - Feb 24, 2003 © Joseph W. Hammond 
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Range

Ex. s. United States through Central America and tropical South America;
(1) Sw. United States (se. Arizona) to sw. Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua).
(2) S. Mexico (Chiapas) and Guatemala.
(3) Sc. United States (ex. s. Texas), e. and s. Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon) to Costa Rica, w. and c. Panama.
(4) N. Colombia.
(5) Margarita Is.
(6) N. and e. Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam and Guiana.
(7) S. Venezuela (Mt. Duida).
(8) S. Venezuela (Mt. Auyun-tepui).
(9) Amazonian se. Colombia, Venezuela, e. Ecuador, e. Peru, Brazil (Bahia, Chapada Diamantina) and n. Bolivia.
(10) Ne. Brazil s. to n. Uruguay and ne. Argentina.
(11) E. Bolivia, w. Paraguay, nw. Argentina and n. Chile(?).
(12) C. Argentina to s. Uruguay.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Dan Mennill
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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