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Pygmy owls are
members of the
genus Glaucidium. They
belong to the
typical owl family, Strigidae. The
genus consists of 29
species distributed worldwide...
- The
ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) is a
small owl that
breeds in south-central
Arizona and
southern Texas in the
United States, south...
- The
Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium p****erinum) is the
smallest owl in Europe. It is a dark
reddish to greyish-brown, with
spotted sides and half of a...
- Union,
separate this
species from the
mountain pygmy owl, the Baja
pygmy owl, and the
Guatemalan pygmy owl,
while others, such as the
American Ornithological...
- The
Pernambuco pygmy owl (Glaucidium mooreorum) is a
species of
owl in the
family Strigidae. This species,
first described in 2002, is
endemic to Pernambuco...
- The
mountain pygmy owl or
northern pygmy owl (Glaucidium gnoma) is a
small species of
owl from the
family Strigidae. They
reside throughout southern Arizona...
- The
Pacific pygmy owl or
Peruvian pygmy owl (Glaucidium peruanum) is a
small "typical
owl" in
subfamily Surniinae. It is
found in Chile, Ecuador, and...
- The
austral pygmy owl (Glaucidium nana) is a
species of
owl in the
family Strigidae. It is
found mainly in
central and
southern Chile, but also in some...
- The Baja
pygmy owl (Glaucidium hoskinsii) or cape
pygmy owl, is a
subspecies of
northern pygmy owl restricted to the
Mexican state of Baja California...
- The
Cuban pygmy owl (Glaucidium siju) is a
species of
owl in the
family Strigidae that is
endemic to Cuba. The
Cuban pygmy owl has
three subspecies, the...