Least Pygmy-Owl

The least pygmy-owl, Glaucidium minutissimum, is associated with Brazil's Atlantic Forest, from southern Bahia through southeastern Brazil, and it also occurs in eastern Paraguay. It favors forest interiors, secondary forest and forest edges rather than dry open country. [Aves de Rapina Brasil](https://avesderapinabrasil.com/glaucidium_minutissimum.htm)

Adults are about 14 to 15 cm long, roughly comparable in size to a sparrow. It has brown upperparts, pale lowerparts, a barred tail and yellow eyes and feet. [Aves de Rapina Brasil](https://avesderapinabrasil.com/glaucidium_minutissimum.htm)

It is partly diurnal and is most active around the beginning and end of the day. Its diet includes insects and small vertebrates such as small birds and lizards, usually taken from a perch. [Aves de Rapina Brasil](https://avesderapinabrasil.com/glaucidium_minutissimum.htm)

The least pygmy-owl is tied more closely to Atlantic Forest habitats and is smaller, while the ferruginous pygmy-owl, Glaucidium brasilianum, uses a broader range of open and wooded habitats. Both are small Glaucidium owls, so range, plumage details and voice should be checked together.