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| − | ;Glaucidium brasilianum | + | ;[[: Category:Glaucidium|Glaucidium]] brasilianum |
[[Image:Ferruginous_Pygmy_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Ciro Albano<br>Photographed: Brazil]] | [[Image:Ferruginous_Pygmy_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Ciro Albano<br>Photographed: Brazil]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Red, brown, and grey morphs occur, and tail varies having whitish, orange-buffy, or no bars. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | From [[Arizona]] and south-east [[Texas]] through [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]] to [[South America]] where found east of the Andes to [[Argentina]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Twelve subspecies are recognized by Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
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| + | In the past, [[Austral Pygmy-Owl]] and [[Tucuman Pygmy-Owl]] have been considered part of Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. Konig et al.<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> additionally have split subspecies ''ridgwayi'' (including ''cactorum'' and the not universally recognized ''saturatum'') as the full species Ridgway's Pygmy-Owl ''Glaucidium ridgwayi'' which would include the birds from [[Panama]] to the [[USA]]; this has not been recognized by any of the world-wide checklists. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Lowland forests to semiopen areas. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
| + | # König, C., F. Weick, & J.-H. Becking. 1999. Owls - a guide to the owls of the world. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300079206 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Glaucidium+brasilianum}} | {{GSearch|Glaucidium+brasilianum}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glaucidium]] [[Category:Incomplete]] |
Revision as of 02:23, 14 October 2008
Includes Ridgway's Pygmy-Owl
- Glaucidium brasilianum
Identification
Red, brown, and grey morphs occur, and tail varies having whitish, orange-buffy, or no bars.
Distribution
From Arizona and south-east Texas through Mexico and Central America to South America where found east of the Andes to Argentina.
Taxonomy
Twelve subspecies are recognized by Clements1.
In the past, Austral Pygmy-Owl and Tucuman Pygmy-Owl have been considered part of Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. Konig et al.2 additionally have split subspecies ridgwayi (including cactorum and the not universally recognized saturatum) as the full species Ridgway's Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium ridgwayi which would include the birds from Panama to the USA; this has not been recognized by any of the world-wide checklists.
Habitat
Lowland forests to semiopen areas.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- König, C., F. Weick, & J.-H. Becking. 1999. Owls - a guide to the owls of the world. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300079206
