Least Pygmy-owl
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| Glaucidium minutissimum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) |
The Least Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium minutissimum) is a small owl in the typical owl family. It is found in eastern Brazil and adjacent Paraguay. It inhabits tropical moist evergreen forests and edges as well as open bush canopy.[2] It is the smallest South American owl, averaging at 45 grams (1.6 oz) and 15 cm (6 in).
Some authorities have included in this species those separated here as the Colima Pygmy-owl, Tamaulipas Pygmy-owl, Central American Pygmy-owl, Subtropical Pygmy-owl,[1] and Baja Pygmy-owl.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b BirdLife International 2004. Glaucidium minutissimum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on Sept. 25, 2007.
- ^ Weick, Friedhelm (2006), Owls (Strigiformes): Annotated and Illustrated Checklist, Springer, p. 164, ISBN 978-3-540-35234-1
- ^ Lepage, Denis (2003–2007), Avibase - the world bird database, <http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg=summary&lang=EN&id=2D55E32F42539227&ts=1190595344906>. Retrieved on 22 September 2007
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