Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Glaucidium |
Species: | G. nubicola |
Binomial name | |
Glaucidium nubicola Robbins & Stiles, 1999 |
The Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium nubicola) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. There are only an estimated 2,500-9,999 birds left. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.