- Glaucidium nubicola
Identification
16 cm
- Dark brown back, scapulars, upperwing-coverts
- White spotted rump
- White spotted band on primaries and secondaries
- Black, white banded tail
- White chin, sides of throat and upper breast
- Rufous brown sides of breast
- White spotted breast
- Streaked lower underparts
- Yellow iris
- Greenish-yellow bill
- Yellow legs.
Distribution
South America: found on the Pacific slope of the Western Andes in Colombia and Ecuador.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid, primary cloud-forest, 1,400-2,000m.
Behaviour
Diurnal and crepuscular, leading to this owl often being mobbed by smaller birds.
Vocalizations
Song activity recorded in April and June (more study needed). Song consists of hollow whistles, usually delivered in units (couplets) of 2 (rarely 3), and with many such couplets delivered in one song.
Diet
The diet includes invertebrates, insects, small vertebrates, lizards and possibly birds.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
- König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cloud-forest_Pygmy_Owl
