Birds of Nicaragua - Glaucidium

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


Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum medianum) Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia Grey morph.
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Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) Costa Rica Rufous morph
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With different shades of brown, rufous and grey across its large range.


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.

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Nicaragua       Cuba

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