Typical Owls (Strigidae)

Andean Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium jardinii) - HBW 5, p. 215

French: Chevêchette des Andes German: Andenzwergkauz Spanish: Mochuelo Andino
Other common names: Jardine’s Pygmy-owl

Taxonomy: Palænopsis jardinii Bonaparte, 1855, Andes of Quito, Ecuador.
Suggested as forming superspecies with G. bolivianum. Has been treated as conspecific with G. brasilianum, or by some authors as race of G. gnoma; differs from both in voice, coloration and ecology. Formerly considered to include G. costaricanum as race, but latter now shown to be very distinct. Monotypic.

Distribution: From N Colombia and W Venezuela S through Ecuador to C Peru.