Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium brasilianum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
0–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
2 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
3 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
4 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
6 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
7 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
20–30%
8 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
9 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
10 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
11 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
12 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
13 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
14 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
15 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
16 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
17 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
19 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
20 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
21 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
22 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
23 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
24 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
25 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
26 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
27 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
0–10%
28 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
29 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
0–10%
30 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
31 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
32 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
0–10%
33 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
34 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
35 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
36 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
37 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
38 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
39 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
40 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
41 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
42 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
43 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
44 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
45 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
46 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
47 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
50 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
51 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
52 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
53 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
55 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
56 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
57 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
58 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
59 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 180 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.

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