Pygmy owl


 * Glaucidium is also a plant genus in the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.



Pygmy Owls are members of the genus Glaucidium. They belong to the typical owl family Strigidae, one of the two generally accepted living families of owls. The genus consists of about 26 to 35 species distributed worldwide. The exact number of species is somewhat disputed.

These are mostly small owls, and some of the species are called "owlets". Most pygmy owl species are nocturnal and hunt mainly large insects and other small prey.

Species

 * Pearl-spotted Owlet,  Glaucidium perlatum
 * Eurasian Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium passerinum
 * Collared Owlet,  Glaucidium brodiei
 * Red-chested Owlet,  Glaucidium tephronotum
 * Sjostedt's Barred Owlet,  Glaucidium sjostedti
 * Northern Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium (gnoma) californicum
 * Mountain Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium gnoma gnoma
 * Guatemalan Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium (gnoma) cobanense
 * Cape Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium (gnoma) hoskinsii
 * Cuban Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium siju
 * Costa Rican Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium costaricanum
 * Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium nubicola
 * Andean Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium jardinii
 * Yungas Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium bolivianum
 * Subtropical Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium parkeri
 * Amazonian Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium hardyi
 * Pernambuco Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium mooreorum
 * East Brazilian Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium minutissimum
 * Austral Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium nanum
 * Central American Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium griseiceps
 * Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium sanchezi
 * Colima Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium palmarum
 * Pacific Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium peruanum
 * Ferruginous Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium brasilianum
 * Ridgway's Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium (brasilianum) ridgwayi (species or subspecies)
 * Tucuman Pygmy Owl,  Glaucidium (brasilianum) tucumanum (species or subspecies)

The supposed prehistoric species "Glaucidium" dickinsoni is now recognized as a burrowing owl, probably a paleosubspecies providentiae. Bones of an indeterminate Glaucidium have been recovered from Late Pliocene deposits in Poland (Mlíkovský 2002).

Now in Smithiglaux

 * African Barred Owlet, Smithiglaux capense
 * Ngami Owlet,  Smithiglaux (capense) ngamiense
 * Scheffler's Owlet,  Smithiglaux (capense) scheffleri
 * Chestnut Owlet,  Glaucidium castaneum
 * Albertine Owlet,  Smithiglaux albertinum

Now in Taenioglaux

 * Asian Barred Owlet,  Glaucidium cuculoides
 * Javan Owlet,  Glaucidium castanopterum
 * Jungle Owlet,  Glaucidium radiatum
 * Chestnut-backed Owlet,  Glaucidium castanonotum