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| − | [[Image:Ferruginous_Pygmy_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Ciro+Albano|Ciro Albano}}<br /> | + | [[Image:Ferruginous_Pygmy_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Ciro+Albano|Ciro Albano}}<br />Ribeiro Gonçalves, Piauí State, [[Brazil]], January 2005]] |
;[[: Category:Glaucidium|Glaucidium]] brasilianum | ;[[: Category:Glaucidium|Glaucidium]] brasilianum | ||
'''Includes Ridgway's Pygmy-Owl; Tucuman Pygmy-Owl''' | '''Includes Ridgway's Pygmy-Owl; Tucuman Pygmy-Owl''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Red, brown, and grey morphs occur, and tail varies having whitish, orange-buffy, or no bars. As with most Pygmy-Owls, there are pale areas on the back of the head imitating an extra pair of eyes. | Red, brown, and grey morphs occur, and tail varies having whitish, orange-buffy, or no bars. As with most Pygmy-Owls, there are pale areas on the back of the head imitating an extra pair of eyes. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
From [[Arizona]] and south-east [[Texas]] through [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]] to [[South America]] where found east of the Andes to [[Argentina]]. | From [[Arizona]] and south-east [[Texas]] through [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]] to [[South America]] where found east of the Andes to [[Argentina]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | In the past, [[Austral Pygmy-Owl]] has 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. Tucuman Pygmy-Owl (ssp tucumanum) is also sometimes split as full species. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Thirteen subspecies are recognized by Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | Thirteen subspecies are recognized by Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
| − | + | *''G. b. cactorum'': South-eastern [[Arizona]] and western [[Mexico]] (Sonora to Oaxaca) | |
| − | + | *''G. b. saturatum'': Southern Mexico (Chiapas) and [[Guatemala]] | |
| + | *''G. b. ridgwayi'': Southern [[Texas]] (lower Rio Grande Valley) to [[Panama]] (Canal Zone) | ||
| + | *''G. b. medianum'': Tropical lowlands of northern [[Colombia]] | ||
| + | *''G. b. margaritae'': Isla Margarita ([[Venezuela]]) | ||
| + | *''G. b. phaloenoides'': Tropical northern Venezuela, [[Trinidad]] and the [[Guianas]] | ||
| + | *''G. b. duidae'': Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Mount Duida) | ||
| + | *''G. b. olivaceum'': Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Mount Auyan-Tepuí) | ||
| + | *''G. b. ucayalae'': Eastern base of Andes of south-eastern Colombia to [[Peru]] and northern [[Bolivia]] | ||
| + | *''G. b. brasilianum'': Southern Amazonian [[Brazil]] to eastern [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and north-eastern [[Argentina]] | ||
| + | *''G. b. pallens'': Chaco of eastern [[Bolivia]], western Paraguay and northern Argentina | ||
| + | *''G. b. stranecki'': Southern Uruguay to central Argentina | ||
| + | *''G. b. tucumanum'' (Tucuman): Subtropical western Argentina (Salta and Tucumán to Córdoba) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lowland forests to semiopen areas. | Lowland forests to semiopen areas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#König, C., F. Weick, & J.-H. Becking. 1999. Owls - a guide to the owls of the world. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300079206 |
| − | # König, C., F. Weick, & J.-H. Becking. 1999. Owls - a guide to the owls of the world. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300079206 | + | {{ref}} |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Glaucidium+brasilianum}} | {{GSearch|Glaucidium+brasilianum}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glaucidium]] | + | <br /> |
| + | {{Video|Ferruginous_Pygmy_Owl}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glaucidium]] [[Category:Videos]] | ||
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- Glaucidium brasilianum
Includes Ridgway's Pygmy-Owl; Tucuman Pygmy-Owl
Identification
Red, brown, and grey morphs occur, and tail varies having whitish, orange-buffy, or no bars. As with most Pygmy-Owls, there are pale areas on the back of the head imitating an extra pair of eyes.
Distribution
From Arizona and south-east Texas through Mexico and Central America to South America where found east of the Andes to Argentina.
Taxonomy
In the past, Austral Pygmy-Owl has 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. Tucuman Pygmy-Owl (ssp tucumanum) is also sometimes split as full species.
Subspecies
Thirteen subspecies are recognized by Clements1.
- G. b. cactorum: South-eastern Arizona and western Mexico (Sonora to Oaxaca)
- G. b. saturatum: Southern Mexico (Chiapas) and Guatemala
- G. b. ridgwayi: Southern Texas (lower Rio Grande Valley) to Panama (Canal Zone)
- G. b. medianum: Tropical lowlands of northern Colombia
- G. b. margaritae: Isla Margarita (Venezuela)
- G. b. phaloenoides: Tropical northern Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas
- G. b. duidae: Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Mount Duida)
- G. b. olivaceum: Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Mount Auyan-Tepuí)
- G. b. ucayalae: Eastern base of Andes of south-eastern Colombia to Peru and northern Bolivia
- G. b. brasilianum: Southern Amazonian Brazil to eastern Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina
- G. b. pallens: Chaco of eastern Bolivia, western Paraguay and northern Argentina
- G. b. stranecki: Southern Uruguay to central Argentina
- G. b. tucumanum (Tucuman): Subtropical western Argentina (Salta and Tucumán to Córdoba)
Habitat
Lowland forests to semiopen areas.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- König, C., F. Weick, & J.-H. Becking. 1999. Owls - a guide to the owls of the world. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300079206
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ferruginous Pygmy Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ferruginous_Pygmy_Owl
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