Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
About the Eurasian Pygmy Owl
The Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) is the smallest owl in Europe. It is dark reddish to greyish-brown, with spotted sides and half of a white ring around the back of the neck. This species is found in the boreal forests of Northern and Central Europe to Siberia. This is a sedentary species, meaning that adults are resident throughout the year in its range. The exception may be during harsh winters, when the adults may move south. Young of the species usually move in autumn or winter.
A real field recording of the Eurasian Pygmy Owl. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×3 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 949 recordings for this species in total.
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Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.