A small owl, native to the Americas, Europe, and Asia; inhabits woodland; nests in holes. (Genus: Glaucidium, 6 species. Family: Strigidae.)
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Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) |
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See text. SpeciesAfrican Barred Owlet, Glaucidium capense Albertine Owlet, Glaucidium albertinum Amazonian Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium hardyi Andean Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium jardinii Asian Barred Owlet, Glaucidium cuculoides Austral Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium nanum Cape Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium hoskinsii Central American Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium griseiceps Chestnut-backed Owlet, Glaucidium castanonotum Chestnut Owlet, Glaucidium castaneum Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium nubicola Colima Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium palmarum Collared Owlet, Glaucidium brodiei Costa Rican Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium costaricanum Cuban Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium siju Eurasian Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium passerinum Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium brasilianum Guatemalan Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium cobanense Javan Owlet, Glaucidium castanopterum Jungle Owlet, Glaucidium radiatum Least Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium minutissimum Mountain Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium gnoma Northern Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium californicum Pearl-spotted Owlet, Glaucidium perlatum Pernambuco pygmy-owl, Glaucidium mooreorum Peruvian Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium peruanum Red-chested Owlet, Glaucidium tephronotum Sjostedt's Owlet, Glaucidium sjostedti Subtropical Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium parkeri Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium sanchezi Tucuman Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium tucumanum Yungas Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium bolivianum |
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