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Species record

Austral Pygmy-owl

Glaucidium nana

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Primary Traits

FamilyStrigidae
OrderStrigiformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatShrub
DietVertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

75 g

Elevation

0 m - 2,000 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Glaucidium nana

English name

Austral Pygmy-owl

Order

Strigiformes

Family

Strigidae

Genus

Glaucidium

Species

nana

Data source

HBW5, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Temperate

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

70 g

Maximum female mass

100 g

Minimum male mass

55 g

Maximum male mass

75 g

Minimum unsexed mass

No data

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

75 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

2,000 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

2,000 m

Typical elevation

1,000 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Shrub

Habitat breadth

7

Primary diet

Vertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

0.85

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Burrow, Cavity (tree)

Nest substrate

Ground, Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

3

Maximum clutch size

5

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

26 d

Maximum incubation period

28 d

Minimum fledging period

15 d

Maximum fledging period

17 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

4

Average fledging period

16 d

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

No data