The Yungas Pygmy Owl lives in humid mountain forest on the eastern Andes and has eye-like markings on the back of its head.
Its brown or reddish-gray plumage has white spots. The back of its head bears a black-and-white eyespot pattern.
It occurs in humid mountain forest. Its short hoots are described as repeating at about two notes per second.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.