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Cloud-forest pygmy owl

Glaucidium nubicola Robbins & Stiles, 1999

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The cloud-forest pygmy owl (Glaucidium nubicola) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 76.1 g to 79 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Cloud-forest pygmy owl (Glaucidium nubicola)
Photo: markaharper1 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the cloud-forest pygmy owl

Weight
76.1 g – 79 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cloud-forest pygmy owl live?

Not recorded

What is the cloud-forest pygmy owl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The cloud-forest pygmy owl or cloudforest pygmy owl (Glaucidium nubicola) is a short, muscular, small-sized species of owl found throughout the Andes of western Colombia and north-western Ecuador, being confined to cloud forests between 900–2000 m a.s.l. Below this altitudinal range the Central American pygmy owl (Glaucidium griseiceps) occurs; above it, the Andean pygmy owl (Glaucidium jardinii) occurs.

Its epithet nubicola is Latin for "cloud-inhabiting", because this species is restricted to very humid cloud forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Cloud-forest pygmy owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cloud-forest_pygmy_owl&oldid=1380780176), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the cloud-forest pygmy owl endangered?

The cloud-forest pygmy owl is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the cloud-forest pygmy owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusGlaucidium
  7. SpeciesGlaucidium nubicola Robbins & Stiles, 1999

Synonyms Glaucidium nubicula, Phalaenopsis nubicola

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Cloud-forest pygmy-owlEnglish
  • Cloud-forest pygmy-owlEnglish
  • Cloudforest pygmy-owlEnglish
  • Cloudforest pygmy-owlEnglish
  • Cloudforest pygmy-owlEnglish
  • mussolet nebulósCatalan
  • kulíšek hnědoprsýCzech
  • kulíšek kolumbijskýCzech
  • ChocóspurveugleDanish
  • NebelzwergkauzGerman
  • NebelwaldsperlingskauzGerman
  • NebelwaldzwergkauzGerman
  • nubarbara strigetoEsperanto
  • Mochuelo ecuatorianoSpanish
  • mochuelo nuboselváticoSpanish
  • udumetsa-värbkakkEstonian
  • ecuadorinvarpuspöllöFinnish
  • Chevêchette des nuagesFrench
  • riđoprsi ćukCroatian
  • cloud erdei törpekuvikHungarian
  • Civettina nebulosaItalian
  • コロンビアスズメフクロウJapanese
  • ウンムリンスズメフクロウJapanese
  • ekvadorinė žvirblinė pelėdaLithuanian
  • NevelwouddwerguilDutch
  • neblinaugleNorwegian
  • sóweczka ekwadorskaPolish
  • caburé-nubícolaPortuguese
  • mocho-pigmeu-do-chocóPortuguese
  • Горный сычикRussian
  • Горный карликовый сычикRussian
  • kuvičok pralesnýSlovak
  • Mala sova iz oblačne šumeSerbian
  • molnskogssparvugglaSwedish
  • Ekvador Serçe BaykuşuTurkish
  • сичик-горобець еквадорськийUkrainian
  • 雲霧林鵂鶹Chinese
  • 厄瓜多尔鸺鹠Chinese

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Relatives of the cloud-forest pygmy owl

Other species in the same genus Glaucidium.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the cloud-forest pygmy owl?

An adult cloud-forest pygmy owl weighs 76.1 g – 79 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cloud-forest pygmy owl endangered?

The cloud-forest pygmy owl is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the cloud-forest pygmy owl?

The cloud-forest pygmy owl (Glaucidium nubicola) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{cloud_forest_pygmy_owl_2026,
  title = {Cloud-forest pygmy owl (Glaucidium nubicola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cloud-forest-pygmy-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}