Pernambuco Pygmy-owl
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The Pernambuco Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium mooreorum) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.
This owl is classified as critically endangered by BirdLife International. It is assumed to have a tiny and declining population within an extremely small known range. The population is estimated at less than fifty adult birds.

