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The ferruginous pygmy owl is now placed with 28 other small owls in the genus Glaucidium that was introduced in 1826 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. [5] [6] The genus name is from Ancient Greek glaukidion meaning "little owl" or "owlet". It is diminutive of glaux meaning "owl". [7] Thirteen subspecies are recognised: [6]
East Brazilian pygmy owl: Glaucidium minutissimum (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1830) 102 Pernambuco pygmy owl: Glaucidium mooreorum Cardoso da Silva, Coelho & Gonzaga, 2003: 103 Ferruginous pygmy owl: Glaucidium brasilianum (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 104 Pacific pygmy owl: Glaucidium peruanum König, C, 1991: 105 Austral pygmy owl: Glaucidium nana (King, PP, 1827 ...
Flammulated owl, Psiloscops flammeolus (A) Western screech-owl, Megascops kennicottii (A) [102] Eastern screech-owl, Megascops asio; Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus; Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus (A) Northern pygmy-owl, Glaucidium gnoma (A) [103] Ferruginous pygmy-owl, Glaucidium brasilianum (A) [104] Elf owl, Micrathene whitneyi (A) [105]
Guatemalan pygmy owl (left) and red-chested owlet (right); illustration by Keulemans, 1875 Ferruginous pygmy owl. Pygmy owls are members of the genus Glaucidium. They belong to the typical owl family, Strigidae. The genus consists of 29 species distributed worldwide. These are mostly small owls, and some of the species are called "owlets".
The Peruvian pygmy owl was first described as a species by Claus König, a German ornithologist, in 1991. Until then it had been treated as a subspecies of the widespread ferruginous pygmy owl (G. brasilianum). König separated the two primarily by their vocal differences; their ranges do not overlap. [5] [6] The Pacific pygmy owl is monotypic. [3]
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Wildlife groups have long lobbied for increased protection for the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl. The agency says the mussels species are threatened by reduced flow and poor water quality in the ...
The smallest owl—weighing as little as 31 g (1 + 3 ⁄ 32 oz) and measuring some 13.5 cm (5 + 1 ⁄ 4 in)—is the elf owl (Micrathene whitneyi). [6] Around the same diminutive length, although slightly heavier, are the lesser known long-whiskered owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) and Tamaulipas pygmy owl (Glaucidium sanchezi). [6]