Pernambuco Pygmy-owl

This owl is classified as critically endangered by BirdLife International. It is assumed to have a tiny and declining population within an extremely small known range. The population is estimated at less than fifty adult birds.

The Pernambuco Pygmy-owl is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Pernambuco Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium mooreorum) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. This recently described species is endemic to Pernambuco in Brazil. It has been argued that it actually should be referred to as G. minutissimum (a name typically used for the Least Pygmy-owl), but this has not gained widespread recognition. This owl is classified as critically endangered by BirdLife International. It is assumed to have a tiny and declining population within an extremely small known range. More

The Pernambuco Pygmy-Owl is currently considered as critically endangered by BirdLife International. Apart from the two specimens collected in 1980 and a sonogram created from one male in 2002 there are no other records of this taxon. Reference - SACC proposal to change scientific name read at 2 July 2008 External Links - Image:Icon_camera_link. More

The future of Pernambuco Pygmy-owl is far from assured, with the researchers instantly recommending it for classification as `Critically Endangered`. . The BirdLife International team`s sighting was in fragmented forest on a privately-owned sugarcane plantation, and the bird`s only other home is the tiny, 4.8 sq. km Saltinho Biological Reserve. More