Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium nubicola
VulnerableAves · Strigiformes · Strigidae
About
The cloud-forest pygmy owl or cloudforest pygmy owl is a short, muscular, small-sized species of owl found throughout the Andes of western Colombia and north-western Ecuador, being confined to cloud forests between 900–2000 m a.s.l. Below this altitudinal range the Central American pygmy owl occurs; above it, the Andean pygmy owl occurs.
Fun Fact
Below this altitudinal range the Central American pygmy owl (Glaucidium griseiceps) occurs; above it, the Andean pygmy owl (Glaucidium jardinii) occurs.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in low densities in the canopy and middle stratum of forest.
Diet
Feed on reptiles to a greater degree than any other strigids.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Degradation
- Overexploitation
- Invasive Species
- Climate Change