PYGMY OWL

: Glaucidium ''is also a plant genus in the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.''
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.

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Species

References

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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''

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★ 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''

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★ Ngami Owlet, '' Glaucidium (capense) ngamiense''

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★ 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 PDF fulltext

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.