| Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Glaucidium |
| Species: | G. sanchezi |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucidium sanchezi Lowery & Newman, 1949 |
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The Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium sanchezi) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.[1] This is one of the smallest owls in the world at a mean length of 13.5 cm (5.3 in). However, at 53 grams (1.9 oz), it is slightly heavier than the Long-whiskered Owlet and the Elf Owl.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]
