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title: "Sóweczka kreskowana"
description: "Glaucidium brasilianum — Ptaki. The ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) is a species of small owl found in the southwestern United States, extending south through Mexico, Central America, and into South America, including countries like Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/ferruginous-pygmy-owl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Sóweczka kreskowana

> Glaucidium brasilianum — Ptaki. The ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) is a species of small owl found in the southwestern United States, extending south through Mexico, Central America, and into South America, including countries like Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.

- Scientific name: *Glaucidium brasilianum*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 14013
- Wikidata: [Q518608](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q518608)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19822](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19822)

## Names

- en: Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
- de: Strichelkauz
- es: Tecolote bajeño
- fr: Chevêchette brune
- nl: Braziliaanse dwerguil
- pt: Caburé
- pl: Sóweczka kreskowana

## Countries with the most observations

MX (7593), BR (1423), AR (1142), CR (611), HN (562), US (279), SV (240), CO (209), PA (196), GT (187), BZ (161), NI (123)

## Summary

The ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) is a species of small owl found in the southwestern United States, extending south through Mexico, Central America, and into South America, including countries like Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.
It is the most widely distributed species of pygmy owl in Central and South America and is believed to be one of the most common owls in these regions, where it lives in a variety of semi-open wooded habitats.

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

## Photo

![Sóweczka kreskowana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ferruginous-pygmy-owl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66878547

## Machine access

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