Pernambuco Pygmy-owl

Pernambuco Pygmy-owl

Taxobox
name = Pernambuco Pygmy-owl


status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Strigiformes
familia = Strigidae
genus = "Glaucidium"
species = "G. mooreorum"
binomial = "Glaucidium mooreorum"
binomial_authority = Silva, Coelho & Gonzaga, 2002
synonyms =

The Pernambuco Pygmy-owl ("Glaucidium mooreorum") is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.

This owl is classified as critically endangered by BirdLife International. It is assumed to have a tiny and declining population within an extremely small known range. The population is estimated at less than fifty adult birds.

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=31932&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]


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