Andean Pygmy Owl

Andean Pygmy Owl
Upper Tandayapa Valley, NW Ecuador
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Glaucidium
Species: G. jardinii
Binomial name
Glaucidium jardinii
(Bonaparte, 1855)

The Andean Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium jardinii) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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