Cuban Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium siju
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusGlaucidium (Pygmy-Owls and Typical Owlets)
- SpeciesGlaucidium siju (Cuban Pygmy-Owl)
Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cuban Pygmy-Owl in Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Cuban Pygmy-Owl sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 643 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cuban Pygmy-Owl in Ciénaga de Zapata?
May has the highest sighting rate for Cuban Pygmy-Owl in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.