Pygmy+Owl

Scientific Name
The pygmy owl is a member of the genus family Glaucidium and its scientific name is Strigade.

Habitat
The pygmy owl is a very small owl that lives in South America, Africa, Cuba, South Asia and etc. Pygmy owls habitats are forests, tundras, woodlands, dsert, savanna, parkland, urban, coastal, wetlands, and mangroves. Pygmy owls have taken most of the forests on Earth so that they may live there. Others go to different places so that they may live there. The more Northern species of pygmy owls such as the Eurasion pygmy owl or northern pygmy owl, prefer either coniferous or decidiuous forests and forest edges.

**Morphology**
Since pygmy owls are nocturnal they do not do much during the day apart from hiding. They really avoid attention by not moving but some species are more active during the day. Little are known about the pygmy owl or any kind of owl because it is hard to observe it in the dark. Most pygmy owls are sendentary while other few species from the more extreme climates(both far and north) are migratory. Most male pygmy owls are smaller than the female but some are slightly bigger than the female.

Human Use
Human use of this animal is that they are hunted down.

2 Facts
It is about 16 to 17.5 cm. long and weighs 55 to 60 grams. Some of the species are called "owlets" and the number of speceis are somewhat disputed.

2 Other Animals
A relative of the pygmy owl is the barn owl. Some other animals are called the Northern pygmy owl and the Eurasian pygmy owl