C/S:   Ferruginous Pygmy-owl     Glaucidium brasilianum       Av. Size:   6.5 in (16.5 cm)       Sounds:   hoo hoo hoo hoo       Identifying Characteristics:   white stripe above eye, head and back are white streaked with brown, underparts are white streaked with brown       Similar to/Compare with:   check range/ID for other pygmy and small owls which may look similar       Range:   SW US through much of Mexico, Central and South America       Habitat:   scrub and patchy forest; areas with large, thorny plants and vines