East Brazilian pygmy owl
| East Brazilian pygmy owl | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Glaucidium |
| Species: | G. minutissimum |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucidium minutissimum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Glaucidium sicki | |
The East Brazilian pygmy owl (Glaucidium minutissimum), also known as least pygmy-owl or Sick's pygmy-owl, is a small owl in the typical owl family. It has been argued that the here used scientific name actually belongs to the Pernambuco pygmy owl, in which case the East Brazilian pygmy owl should be referred to G. sicki (König & Weick, 2005).[2] This has not gained widespread recognition.[3]
It is found in eastern Brazil and far eastern Paraguay. It inhabits tropical moist evergreen forests and edges as well as open bush canopy.[4] It is one of the smallest South American owls, averaging at 55 grams (1.9 oz) and 15 cm (6 in).
Formerly, this species included the Colima, Tamaulipas, Central American, subtropical,[1] and Baja pygmy owl[5] as subspecies.
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Glaucidium minutissimum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ König, C. & F. Weick. (2005). A new Least Pygmy Owl (Aves: Strigidae) from southeastern Brazil. Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. no. 688.
- ↑ South American Classification Committee (2008). Change the name of Least Pygmy-Owl to Glaucidium sicki. Accessed 21-11-2008.
- ↑ 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, retrieved Sep 22, 2007