Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Identification Tips:
- Predatory bird, more diurnal than other species of owls
- Large, rounded head
- Yellow eyes
- Crown finely streaked with white
- Rusty brown upperparts with white spots
- Rusty steaking on underparts
- Long, dark tail with reddish-brown to pale bars
- Sexes similar
- United States range includes southern Arizona and Texas
Similar species:
The Northern Pygmy-Owl is most similar to the Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl and is
best separated by its spotted not streaked crown, voice and habitat. The
Northern Pygmy-Owl is found at higher elevations than the Ferruginous
Pygmy-Owl.