Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Least Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium minutissimum) - HBW 5, p. 217
French: Chevêchette cabouré
German: Kleinstzwergkauz
Spanish: Mochuelo Mínimo
Other common names: Amazonian(!)/Brazilian Pygmy-owl
Taxonomy: Strix minutissima Wied, 1830, interior of the State of Bahia, Brazil.
Forms species complex with G. palmarum, G. sanchezi, G. griseiceps, G. parkeri and G. hardyi. All (except recently described G. parkeri) formerly treated as races of present species, but appear to have constant vocal differences; further research needed. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Paraguay, S & E Brazil and possibly NE Argentina (Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird calling several times Locality Una Ecopark, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 20 January 2005 4 years ago 45 sec 4.7 -
A bird on a trunk inside the forest, looking straight to the camera Locality Una Ecopark, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 20 January 2005 4 years ago 42 sec 4.1
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A least pygmy owl perched on a branch. This is a juvenile. Parents and "brothers" nearby
Locality Tabasco State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
rchavezdm 3 June 2010 2 years ago 3 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 20 July 2009 2 years ago 3
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One bird during the day. Locality Ituberá, Bahia State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 23 December 2007 3 years ago 3 -
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Two individuals vocalizing differently like a couple. Locality Carlos Botelho State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 5 April 2006 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2.5
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