Tucuman Pygmy-owl
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| Glaucidium tucumanum (Chapman, 1922) |
The Tucuman Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium tucumanum) is a small South American owl.
It is 16 to 17.5 cm long and weighs 55 to 60 grams.[1]
Its range is the Gran Chaco region of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina south to Tucumán province and the northern part of Córdoba province. It lives in arid and semi-arid thorny and bushy habitats from 500 meters up to 1500 meters, at some places 1800 meters, above sea level.[1]
Some authorities consider it a subspecies of the Ferruginous Pygmy-owl, in which case it is called Glaucidium brasilianum pallens.[1] For example, the IUCN does not list it.[2] Among authorities that do consider it a full species are the 2007 Clements Checklist of Birds of the World and the Handbook of the Birds of the World.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Weick, Friedhelm (2006), Owls (Strigiformes): Annotated and Illustrated Checklist, Springer, p. 171–172, ISBN 978-3-540-35234-1
- ^ IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 September 2007.
- ^ Lepage, Denis (2003–2007), Avibase - the world bird database, <http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg=summary&lang=EN&id=E1F14A0836C00B9E&ts=1190928187875>. Retrieved on 27 September 2007
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