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- Glaucidium griseiceps
Identification
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia and Ecuador
Taxonomy
Central American Pygmy Owl has been considered a subspecies of Least Pygmy Owl.
Subspecies[1]
- G. g. occultum:
- South-eastern Mexico (south-eastern Veracruz, northern Oaxaca and Chiapas)
- G. g. griseiceps:
- G. g. rarum:
- Costa Rica and Panama
Habitat
Humid forests of lowlands and foothills.
Behaviour
Active both during daylight and at night, mostly in the upper half of the forest.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Central American Pygmy Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Central_American_Pygmy_Owl