---
title: "Peruvian Pygmy-Owl"
description: "Glaucidium peruanum — Uccelli. The Pacific pygmy owl (Glaucidium peruanum), or Peruvian pygmy owl, is a small \"typical owl\" in subfamily Surniinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/peruvian-pygmy-owl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Peruvian Pygmy-Owl

> Glaucidium peruanum — Uccelli. The Pacific pygmy owl (Glaucidium peruanum), or Peruvian pygmy owl, is a small "typical owl" in subfamily Surniinae.

- Scientific name: *Glaucidium peruanum*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 710
- Wikidata: [Q1271045](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1271045)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19835](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19835)

## Names

- en: Peruvian Pygmy-Owl
- de: Perusperlingskauz
- es: Mochuelo peruano
- fr: Chevêchette du Pérou
- nl: Peruaanse dwerguil
- pl: Sóweczka peruwiańska

## Countries with the most observations

EC (402), PE (223), CL (12)

## Summary

The Pacific pygmy owl (Glaucidium peruanum), or Peruvian pygmy owl, is a small "typical owl" in subfamily Surniinae. It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_pygmy_owl

## Photo

![Peruvian Pygmy-Owl](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/peruvian-pygmy-owl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/326274473

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/peruvian-pygmy-owl?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).