Ferruginous Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)
Ferruginous Pygmy-owl, Vila Bela de Santíssima Trindade, Mato Grosso, Brazil, March 2003 - click for larger image Vila Bela de Santíssima Trindade, Mato Grosso, Brazil
March 2003

The Ferruginous Pygmy-owl is distributed from Mexico through Central and South America as far as northern Argentina. It is found in a wide variety of habitats from primary forest to coastal scrub
It has two different colour morphs: greyish-brown or rufous. It has two large spots or "false eyes" on the back of its neck and its underparts are white with broad brown or rufous streaks although there is wide variation in this streaking.

It is active both day and night and is often mobbed by small birds. It flicks its tail when agitated.

There are illustrations in HBW, Volume 5, Pages 126 and 214.
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