Birds of Mexico

    STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae (Owls)  
Genus: Glaucidium (8 species, 29 worldwide)

Genus Glaucidium, Pygmy Owls, are tiny owls, around 15 cm., which can be active day or night. All Pygmy Owls are usually being mobbed by small birds and hummingbirds.


Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
  Brown morph.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum medianum)
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
  Grey morph.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)
Costa Rica
  Rufous morph
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

With different shades of brown, rufous and grey across its large range.

Northern Pygmy Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium californicum)
Washington State, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info


Guatemalan Pygmy Owl
Guatemalan Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium cobanense)
Honduras  
   
Photograph by John van Dort   © All Rights Reserved.

Split from Northern Pygmy Owl. Comes in rufous and brown morph.

Mountain Pygmy Owl
Mountain Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)
La Cumbre, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Central American Pygmy Owl
Central American Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium griseiceps)
Laguna Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica
  Note brown-grey head color vs. other Pygmy Owls.
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Baja Pygmy Owl
Baja Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium hoskinsii) ENDEMIC
San Antonio de la Sierra, Baja California Sur, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Split from Northern Pygmy Owl. A bit smaller.

Colima Pygmy Owl
Colima Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium palmarum) ENDEMIC
Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Colima Pygmy Owl
Colima Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium palmarum) ENDEMIC
PN Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl
Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium sanchezi) Near Threatened ENDEMIC
El Cielo BR, Tamaulipas, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Amy McAndrews     Copyright and usage info



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