Northern Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium californicum Sclater, PL, 1857
Strigidae — Owls
Northern Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium californicum, breeds across western North America from south-east Alaska to northern Mexico. It is a small owl of forests in Canada, the United States and Mexico, and it also uses open to semi-open woodland in foothills and mountains. Its head is round and marked with white spots, and the back of the head carries two black patches edged in white that resemble eyes. The tail is relatively long for an owl, and the legs are feathered to the toes. Adults are grey, brownish-grey or rufous, with yellow eyes and a yellowish-green bill.
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae — Owls
- Breeding range
- North America, Middle America: w NA from se Alaska to n Mexico
