---
title: "Glaucidium nanum"
description: "Glaucidium nana — Aves. The austral pygmy owl (Glaucidium nana) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/austral-pygmy-owl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Glaucidium nanum

> Glaucidium nana — Aves. The austral pygmy owl (Glaucidium nana) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.

- Scientific name: *Glaucidium nana*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1373
- Wikidata: [Q1274057](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1274057)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144595](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144595)

## Names

- en: Austral Pygmy-Owl
- de: Araukanerkauz
- es: Caburé grande
- fr: Chevêchette australe
- it: Glaucidium nanum
- nl: Magelhaendwerguil
- pt: Glaucidium nanum
- pl: Sóweczka magellańska

## Countries with the most observations

CL (945), AR (353)

## Summary

The austral pygmy owl (Glaucidium nana) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found mainly in central and southern Chile, but also in some parts of southern Argentina.

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

## Photo

![Glaucidium nanum](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/austral-pygmy-owl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243990898

## Machine access

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