Overview
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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,653 meters (0 to 15,266 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Birds
- Order:
Strigiformes
()
- Owls
- Genus:
Glaucidium
()
- (n.) Boie,F 1826 Isis 19 col.970
- Specific name:
brasilianum
- Van Rossem 1937 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 50 p.27
- Subspecies:
cactorum
- Scientific name: - Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum Van Rossem 1937
- Subspecies:
cactorum
- Specific name:
brasilianum
- Van Rossem 1937 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 50 p.27
- Genus:
Glaucidium
(
- Order:
Strigiformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Glaucidium
There are approximately 109 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
G. albertinum (Prigogine's Owlet) · G. bolivianum (Yungas Pygmy-Owl) · G. brasilianum (Ferruginous Pygmy Owl) · G. brasilianum brasilianum (Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl) · G. brasilianum cactorum (Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl) · G. brasilianum duidae (Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl) · G. brasilianum margaritae · G. brasilianum medianum (Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl) · G. brasilianum nanum · G. brasilianum olivaceum · G. brasilianum pallens (Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl) · G. brasilianum phalaenoides · G. brasilianum phaloenoides (Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl) · G. brasilianum ridgwayi · G. brasilianum stranecki · G. brasilianum tucumanum · G. brasilianum ucayalae (Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl) · G. brodiei (Collared Pygmy Owl) · G. brodiei borneense · G. brodiei brodiei (Collared Pygmy Owl) · G. brodiei pardalotum · G. brodiei sylvaticum · G. californicum (California Pygmy Owl) · G. capense (African Barred Owlet) · G. capense albertinum · G. capense capense (African Barred Owlet) · G. capense castaneum · G. capense etchecopari · G. capense ngamiense · G. capense scheffleri · G. capensis · G. castaneum (Chestnut Owlet) · G. castanonotum (Chestnut-Backed Owlet) · G. castanopterum (Chestnut-Winged Owlet) · G. castanotum · G. cobanense · G. costaricanum (Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl) · G. cuculoides (Asian Barred Owlet) · G. cuculoides austerum · G. cuculoides bruegeli · G. cuculoides cuculoides (Asian Barred Owlet) · G. cuculoides deignani · G. cuculoides delacouri · G. cuculoides persimile · G. cuculoides rufescens · G. cuculoides whiteleyi · G. cuculoides whitelyi · G. cuculoides whitleyi · G. ferox · G. gnoma (California Pygmy Owl) · G. gnoma californicum (Northern Pygmy-Owl) · G. gnoma cobanense · G. gnoma gnoma (California Pygmy Owl) · G. gnoma grinnelli (Northern Pygmy-Owl) · G. gnoma hoskinsii (Northern Pygmy-Owl) · G. gnoma pinicola · G. gnoma swarthi (Northern Pygmy-Owl) · G. griseiceps (Central American Pygmy-Owl) · G. griseiceps griseiceps · G. griseiceps occultum · G. griseiceps rarum · G. hardyi (Amazonian Pygmy-Owl) · G. havanense · G. hoskinsii · G. jardinii (Jardine's Pygmy Owl) · G. kilimense · G. minutissimum (East Brazilian Pygmy Owl) · G. minutissimum griseiceps · G. minutissimum minutissimum (East Brazilian Pygmy Owl) · G. minutissimum palmarum · G. minutissimum sanchezi · G. mooreorum · G. nana (Austral Pygmy-Owl) · G. nanum (Austral Pygmy-Owl) · G. ngamiense (Ngami Owlet) · G. nubicola (Cloud-Forest Pygmy-Owl) · G. palmarum (Colima Pygmy-Owl) · G. palmarum griscomi · G. palmarum oberholseri · G. palmarum palmarum · G. palmatum 'Album' · G. palmatum var. leucanthum · G. parkeri (Subtropical Pygmy-Owl) · G. passerinum (Eurasian Pygmy-Owl) · G. passerinum orientale · G. passerinum passerinum (Eurasian Pygmy Owl) · G. perlatum (Pearl-Spotted Owlet) · G. perlatum licua · G. perlatum perlatum · G. peruanum (Peruvian Pygmy-Owl) · G. pumilum · G. pycrafti · G. radiatum (Jungle Owlet) · G. radiatum malabaricum · G. radiatum radiatum (Jungle Owlet) · G. sanchezi (Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl) · G. scheffleri (Scheffler's Owlet) · G. siju (Cuban Pygmy-Owl) · G. siju siju (Cuban Pygmy-Owl) · G. siju turquinensis
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Further Reading
- Report on a collection of birds from Guerrero, Mexico [by] Emmet R. Blake. [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1950. ENG url p. 381.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 591605
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-177909
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13890963
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 177909
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNSB08041
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: B08N
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 178118
Footnotes
- Mean = 380.180 meters (1,247.310 feet), Standard Deviation = 694.450 based on 476 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
