Eurasian Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium passerinum

The Eurasian pygmy owl is the smallest owl in Europe. It is dark reddish to greyish-brown, with spotted sides and half of a white ring around the back of the neck. This species is found in the boreal forests of Northern and Central Europe to Siberia.

Scientific name

Glaucidium passerinum

Family

Owls

IUCN status

LC