Andean pygmy owl
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The Andean pygmy owl ( Glaucidium jardinii ) is a small species of pygmy owl . It occurs exclusively in South America.
Appearance
The Andean pygmy owl reaches a body size of about 15 to 16 centimeters. Feather ears are missing. The plumage is either dark brown or reddish orange-brown. The wings are long in relation to body size and rounded at the end. The head is very finely spotted. The eyebrows are strikingly whitish. There is an occipital face in the neck . The white throat patch is without any other colored markings. The sides of the chest and flanks are mottled gray-brown to orange-brown.
In the distribution area of the Andean pygmy owl, there are several other pygmy owl species with which it can be confused. The Parker's pygmy owl is smaller and more conspicuous and has more stripes on the underside of the body. The sides of the body of the Yungas pygmy owl are striped. The cloud forest pygmy owl is slightly larger and heavier.
Distribution area and habitat
The distribution area of the Andean pygmy owl stretches from the Andes of Venezuela, the north of Colombia and the middle and east of Ecuador to the north of Peru. It is a resident bird that inhabits semi-open mountain and cloud forests. Its height distribution ranges from 2,000 meters to 3,500 meters above sea level.
Way of life
Like many other pygmy owls, the Andean pygmy owl is partially diurnal. He is often noticed because small birds hate him . Its food spectrum consists of small birds, insects and small mammals. He usually hunts from a raised hide. He uses abandoned woodpecker holes as nesting holes. The clutch consists of three white eggs. Otherwise, reproductive biology is largely unexplored.
supporting documents
Single receipts
literature
- Claus König , Friedhelm Weick: Owls of the World . Christopher Helm, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
Web link
- Glaucidium jardinii inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2013.