Pygmy owl
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- Glaucidium is also a plant genus in the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.
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 Eurasian pygmy owl
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A Pygmy Owl is a member of genus Glaucidium of family Strigidae (the owls) of order Strigiformes. Some of the species are called "owlets". The exact number of species is somewhat disputed.
[edit] Species
- Eurasian Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium passerinum
- Collared Owlet, Glaucidium brodiei
- Pearl-spotted Owlet, Glaucidium perlatum
- Northern Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium californicum
- Mountain Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium gnoma
- Guatemalan Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium cobanense
- Baja Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium hoskinsii
- Costa Rican Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium costaricanum
- Cloud-forest Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium nubicola
- Andean Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium jardinii
- Yungas Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium bolivianum
- Colima Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium palmarum
- Tamaulipas Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium sanchezi
- Central American Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium griseiceps
- Subtropical Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium parkeri
- Amazonian Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium hardyi
- Pernambuco Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium mooreorum
- Least Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium minutissimum
- Ferruginous Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium brasilianum
- Ridgway's Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium (brasilianum) ridgwayi
- Tucuman Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium tucumanum
- Peruvian Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium peruanum
- Austral Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium nanum
- Cuban Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium siju
- Red-chested Owlet, Glaucidium tephronotum
- Sjostedt's Owlet, Glaucidium sjostedti
- Asian Barred Owlet, Glaucidium cuculoides
- Javan Owlet, Glaucidium castanopterum
- Jungle Owlet, Glaucidium radiatum
- Chestnut-backed Owlet, Glaucidium castanonotum
- African Barred Owlet, Glaucidium capense
- Ngami Owlet, Glaucidium (capense) ngamiense
- Scheffler's Owlet, Glaucidium (capense) scheffleri
- Albertine Owlet, Glaucidium albertinum
- Chestnut Owlet, Glaucidium castaneum
The supposed prehistoric species "Glaucidium" dickinsoni is now recognized as a burrowing owl, probably a paleosubspecies providentiae. Bones of an indeterminate Glaucidium have been recovered from Late Pliocene deposits in Poland (Mlíkovský 2002).
[edit] References
- Mlíkovský, Jirí (2002): Cenozoic Birds of the World, Part 1: Europe: 215. Ninox Press, Prague. ISBN 80-901105-3-8 PDF fulltext
[edit] External links
- Pygmy owl information
- Northern pygmy owl
- Northern pygmy owl "eyes in back of head"
- Ferruginous pygmy owl
- Colima pygmy owl
- Eurasian pygmy owl
- Big fight over tiny owl - CNN/AP article on pygmy owl's endangered species status in Arizona.
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