Pearl-spotted owlet (pearl-spotted owl) (Glaucidium perlatum), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

An austral pygmy owl (Glaucidium nanum) sitting on a tree, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum), Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

Adult captive northern pygmy owl, Glaucidium californicum, Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka, Southeast Alaska, USA.

Pearl spotted owlet (Glaucidium perlatum), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Pygmy owl, Glaucidium passerinum, perched on a Norway spruce, Tartumaa, Estonia

Ferruginous Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum), adult bird on a branch, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum), Central Europe's smallest owl, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, Europe

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum), adult with lizard prey, Willacy County, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA

Pygmy Owl (Glaucicium passerinum), sitting on the top of a spruce, Pillberg, Pill, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum), adult, waiting, autumn, watchful, Bohemian Forest, Czech Republic, Europe

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum), young looking out of nesting cavity, Willacy County, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum), young newly fledged, Willacy County, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA

Pacific pygmy owl (Glaucidium peruanum) stands on one leg, near Chiclayo, Lambayeque region, Peru, South America

Eurasian Pygmy-owl (glaucidium passerinum )

Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) looking on a branch, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland