Strigiformes / Strigidae / Glaucidium

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium brasilianum

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Glaucidium brasilianum brasilianum

southern Amazonian Brazil to eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina
Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum

southwestern USA (southeastern Arizona) and western Mexico (south to northern Nayarit)
Glaucidium brasilianum duidae

tepuis of southern Venezuela (Mount Duida)
Glaucidium brasilianum intermedium

western Mexico (south Nayarit southward to southern Oaxaca)
Glaucidium brasilianum margaritae

Isla Margarita (off Venezuela)
Glaucidium brasilianum medianum

tropical lowlands of northern Colombia
Glaucidium brasilianum olivaceum

tepuis of southern Venezuela (Mount Auyan-Tepuí)
Glaucidium brasilianum pallens

Chaco of eastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, and northern Argentina
Glaucidium brasilianum phaloenoides

tropical northern Venezuela, Trinidad, and the Guianas
Glaucidium brasilianum ridgwayi

southern Texas (south-central USA) to western Panama
Glaucidium brasilianum stranecki

southern Uruguay to central Argentina
Glaucidium brasilianum tucumanum

subtropical western Argentina (Salta and Tucumán to Córdoba)
Glaucidium brasilianum ucayalae

eastern base of Andes of southeastern Colombia to Peru and northern Bolivia

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.