Pygmy owl

: Glaucidium "is also a plant genus in the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae."Taxobox
name = Pygmy owls

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image_caption = African Barred Owlet
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Strigiformes
familia = Strigidae
genus = "Glaucidium"
genus_authority = Boie, 1826
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = Some 30-35, see text.Commonscat|Glaucidium

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.

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).

References

* Mlíkovský, Jirí (2002): "Cenozoic Birds of the World, Part 1: Europe": 215. Ninox Press, Prague. ISBN 80-901105-3-8 [http://www.nm.cz/download/JML-18-2002-CBE.pdf PDF fulltext]

External links

* [http://www.owls.org/Species/glaucidium/glaucidium.htm Pygmy owl information]
* [http://www.owlpages.com/species/glaucidium/californicum/Default.htm Northern pygmy owl]
* [http://www.birdwatching-bliss.com/owl-pictures.html Northern pygmy owl "eyes in back of head"]
* [http://www.owling.com/Ferruginous_Pygmy.htm Ferruginous pygmy owl]
* [http://www.owling.com/Colima_Pygmy.htm Colima pygmy owl]
* [http://www.owlpages.com/species/glaucidium/passerinum/Default.htm Eurasian pygmy owl]
* [http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/05/15/pygmy.owl.ap/index.html Big fight over tiny owl] - CNN/AP article on pygmy owl's endangered species status in Arizona.