Eurasian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium passerinum Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (36)
- Subspecies (2)
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 26, 2016
Text last updated July 26, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Basque | Mozolotxo eurasiarra |
| Bulgarian | Врабчова кукумявка |
| Catalan | mussolet eurasiàtic |
| Chinese (SIM) | 花头鸺鹠 |
| Croatian | mali ćuk |
| Czech | kulíšek nejmenší |
| Danish | Spurveugle |
| Dutch | Dwerguil |
| English | Eurasian Pygmy-Owl |
| English (United States) | Eurasian Pygmy-Owl |
| Finnish | varpuspöllö |
| French | Chevêchette d'Europe |
| French (France) | Chevêchette d'Europe |
| German | Sperlingskauz |
| Greek | Σπουργιτόγλαυκα |
| Hebrew | כוס גמדי |
| Hungarian | Törpekuvik |
| Icelandic | Sparrugla |
| Italian | Civetta nana |
| Japanese | スズメフクロウ |
| Latvian | Apodziņš |
| Lithuanian | Žvirblinė pelėda |
| Mongolian | Буслаг сүлэг |
| Norwegian | spurveugle |
| Polish | sóweczka |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mocho-anão |
| Romanian | Ciuvică |
| Russian | Воробьиный сычик |
| Serbian | Mala sova |
| Slovak | kuvičok vrabčí |
| Slovenian | Mali skovik |
| Spanish | Mochuelo Chico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mochuelo chico |
| Swedish | sparvuggla |
| Turkish | Serçe Baykuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сичик-горобець євразійський |
Glaucidium passerinum (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Strix passerina
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.93.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe, restricted type locality Sweden, ex Fn. Suec.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GLAUCIDIUM
- passerinum / passerinus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
