Subtropical pygmy-owl / Parkerzwergkauz (Glaucidium parkeri)

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Glaucidium (Glaucidium); Family Strigidae (Strigidae)
General: The subtropical pygmy owl (Glaucidium parkeri) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It has a call "with three or four short phrases (normally 2-4 or 6 en intervals of several seconds) of low tone increasing when ending the two notes hu-hu, hu, and having a hesitation before the last note” (Chaparro-Herrera p. 362, 2017).^[2] [more]