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Ferruginous Pygmy-owl

Glaucidium brasilianum

Photo by Tukup
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Field Notes

Description:

Small soft brown owl. Breast is white with brown spots.

Habitat:

Common in the Amazon rainforest of SE Ecuador.

Notes:

I would imagine this owl is a juvenile. I rescued it from the chickens who were about to show him/her what they think of owls in general.

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Comments (3)
Neil Ross
Oh yes, I have also experienced the chicken glare. The chicken peck as well. This little owl is a gorgeous species, and yet another species I had no idea existed. A wonderful introduction.
Tukup
Thanks Neil. I have a short video of him that is really cute, but it is in ".avi" format and I have no idea how to get it onto this site. Thanks again. The chickens just glared at me :-)
Neil Ross
Awesome spotting. The last photo is excellent. I'm glad this fellow was rescued from the chickens.

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Birds of the World
Biodiversity of Ecuador (BioBanco)
Mission
The Birds of Ecuador

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PublishedJanuary 27, 2019

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