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Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium brasilianum
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Caburé Chico
Caburé
Family: Strigidae
Order: Strigiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Strix brasiliana.

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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MammalsLaucha Europea (Mus musculus)20/07/2022Leo Orozco
ReptilesLagarto Overo (Salvator merianae)06/03/2022Lucas De Ciria
BirdsRatona Común (Troglodytes musculus)18/06/2018Gabriel Dalinger
BirdsTorcaza Común (Zenaida auriculata)15/01/2018Diego Carus
BirdsTorcaza Común (Zenaida auriculata)13/09/2017Maria Belén Dri
BirdsHornerito Copetón (Furnarius cristatus)15/04/2017Diego Carus
BirdsBatará Pintado (Mackenziaena leachii)26/12/2015Adrian Antunez
BirdsJilguero Dorado (Sicalis flaveola)06/10/2012Luis Cesar Tejo
BirdsFiofío Pico Corto (Elaenia parvirostris)11/02/2012Daniela Espinosa



Number of Photography: 929

Foto
Photography ID: 676316
  Adult
Arroyo Colastiné
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/01/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 676232
  Adult
Arroyo Colastiné
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/01/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 673604
  Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
09/08/2025
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 667924
  Juvenile
San Isidro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/17/2026
Tomás Hancke
Foto
Photography ID: 667558
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/21/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 667190
  Adult
Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
01/10/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 667022
  Adult
Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
12/31/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 666759
  Adult
Punilla
Córdoba
Argentina
05/31/2025
Jorge Carlos Trincavelli
Foto
Photography ID: 665775
  Adult
Rio largo
Alagoas
Brazil
01/03/2026
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 664933
  Adult
Río Primero
Córdoba
Argentina
12/13/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 662508
  Adult
Merlo
San Luis
Argentina
12/12/2025
Carlos Hugo Molinas
Foto
Photography ID: 656676
  Immature
Departamento Islas del Ibicuy
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/14/2025
Gustavo Puente



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 37



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Fernando Durán03/09/2026ArgentinaSanta FeAvenida Gobernador Freyre 1933, Santa Fe de la Vera CruzN/AN/ANoNo
Hugo Alberto Valderrey02/19/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanN/AAdultYesNo
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira01/21/2026BrazilAlagoasRiacho dos Remédios, Coqueiro secoIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Hugo Alberto Valderrey08/12/2025MexicoQuintana RooPlaya del CarménN/AAdultYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria12/28/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosEspejo 1241, ConcordiaN/AN/AYesNo
Elsa Longo05/20/2024ArgentinaSan LuisMerloIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Elsa Longo05/18/2024ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Provincial Parque LuroIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Alec Earnshaw04/28/2024ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Viviana Fuentes02/28/2024ArgentinaTucumánTucumánN/AN/ANoNo
Pablo Bruni05/14/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada El Cencerro, FederalN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni09/29/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableN/AN/AYesNo
Guillermo Menéndez08/22/2023ArgentinaFormosaSeccional Laguna Blanca, Parque Nacional Río PilcomayoN/AAdultYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria10/08/2022ArgentinaFormosaCamino sin nombrar (-25,455498, -58,801129)N/AN/ANoNo
Jorge La Grotteria10/08/2022ArgentinaFormosaCamino sin nombrar (-25,455498, -58,801129)N/AN/ANoNo
Jorge La Grotteria02/04/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosEspejo 1203, ConcordiaN/AN/AYesNo
Diego Carus09/17/2021ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Hugo Caverzasi03/30/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo Macias, Las VarillasN/AN/ANoNo
Dolores Fernandez12/15/2018ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Iván Eroles08/30/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresVilla RealN/AN/ANoNo
Maria Victoria Di Stasio06/29/2018ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AAdultNoNo



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Number of Films: 23





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Number of Records: 2527



Page 1 of 253
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244506209/03/202606:03ArgentinaSanta FeAvenida Gobernador Freyre 1933, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz1Gustavo Fernando Durán
244482107/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Diego Oscar
244160901/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino a cascada Arroyo Colastiné, Arroyo ColastinéGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
244154301/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino a cascada Arroyo Colastiné, Arroyo ColastinéPeter Vidana
243651519/02/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
243303815/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlaza Cumelén (plaza del Vagón), Castelar2Román Montero
243311114/02/2026ArgentinaCórdobaPuente Las Mojarras Dpto Gral San Martin, Las Mojarras1Hugo Caverzasi
242918907/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCastelarRomán Montero
242767404/02/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Diego Oscar
243914326/01/2026ArgentinaCórdobaRoberto Barany 5930, CórdobaPablo Eguia
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.