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The Amazonian pygmy owl (Glaucidium hardyi), also known as Hardy's pygmy owl, is an owl found in northern South America and the Amazon Basin. A member of the Strigidae family, it is a true owl.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Amazonian Pygmy-Owl being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Glaucidium minutissimum
- Glaucidium palmarum
- Glaucidium sanchezi
- Glaucidium jardinii
- Taenioptynx brodiei
- Glaucidium castanotum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Glaucidium
- Species
- Glaucidium hardyi
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