Conservation Status
Conservation hubFaces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
The Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation for agriculture and logging within its cloud forest home. While specific recovery programs are not widely documented, protecting its limited range is crucial. Responsible safari tourism can help by supporting local communities and conservation efforts, raising awareness, and providing economic incentives to preserve the unique cloud forest ecosystems where this owl lives.
The cloud-forest pygmy owl or cloudforest pygmy owl is a short, muscular, small-sized species of owl found throughout the Andes of western Colombia and north-western Ecuador, being confined to cloud forests between 900–2000 m a.s.l. Below this altitudinal range the Central American pygmy owl occurs; above it, the Andean pygmy owl occurs.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Top parks for Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl. Sightings recorded in 5 safari areas total.
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