Cactus FerruginousPygmy Owl

This type of Pygmy Owl is a small bird, 17 cm and weighing 60 to 62g.The colour of this type Pygmy owls crown is lightly streaked.

Outlined with white, the eyes are yellow and round.

It eats birds, lizards, insects, small mammals, frogs and earthworms.

Characteristics

Characteristics

It’s bill is yellow to greenish or greyish-yellow.

They are partly nocturnal and diurnal.

They breed like other pygmy owls. They nest in a natural cavity in trees, stumps, in old woodpecker holes, tree forks and occasionally in a sand bank or termite mounds.

The breeding season for this species is from early April and lasts as late mid June

Population and HabitatThis Owl lives in desert habitats of southern Arizona in the south-western United States and north-west of Mexico.

There are about 30-50 left in the state ofArizona!

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Threats and Help

The Cactus

ferruginous’ biggest threat is habitat

lost

They are being put in captivity to

breed and the babies are

released back into the wild.

What's being done to help?

What you can do to help!

If you are on a holiday in that

area and you see one you should put it in a safer habitat or call

the owl consolation and tell them were

you saw it.

Interesting informationThe Cactus

Ferruginouspygmy owl is one of the 3 subspecies of the Ferruginous pygmy owl.

Bibliography

http://kolco.dar-org.ruhttp://www.defenders.orghttp://pima.govhttp://www.blueplanetbiome.org

By Dharma Nuutinen