Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl

Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
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.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Glaucidium nubicola. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.

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