Guatemalan pygmy owl
| Guatemalan pygmy owl | |
|---|---|
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| Guatemalan pygmy owl (left) | |
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Glaucidium |
| Species: | G. gnoma |
| Trinomial name | |
| Glaucidium gnoma cobanense Sharpe. 1875 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Glaucidium cobanense | |
The Guatemalan pygmy owl (Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) is a small owl from Central America. It is often considered to be a subspecies of northern pygmy owl. Some taxonomists consider it to be a distinct species.
References
- Duncan, James R. (2003) Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books
- E. W. Nelson, T. S. Palmer (1894). "Descriptions of Five New Birds From Mexico". Auk 11 (1): 39–45. doi:10.2307/4067626.