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Peruvian Pygmy-owl

Glaucidium peruanum

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Strigidae

The Pacific pygmy owl (Glaucidium peruanum), or Peruvian pygmy owl, is a small "typical owl" in subfamily Surniinae. It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Taxonomy and systematics The Peruvian pygmy owl was first described as a species by Claus König, a German ornithologist, in 1991.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 5,847