Peruvian Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium peruanum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusGlaucidium (Pygmy-Owls and Typical Owlets)
- SpeciesGlaucidium peruanum (Peruvian Pygmy-Owl)
Closest Relatives at Lauca National Park
📅 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 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Peruvian Pygmy-Owl in Lauca National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Peruvian Pygmy-Owl sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 164 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Peruvian Pygmy-Owl in Lauca National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Peruvian Pygmy-Owl in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.