Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (7)
John F. Deshler
Version: 2.0 — Published October 13, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американска врабчова кукумявка |
| Catalan | mussolet muntanyenc |
| Croatian | smeđoprsi ćuk |
| Czech | kulíšek mexický |
| Dutch | Bergdwerguil |
| English | Northern Pygmy-Owl |
| English (United States) | Northern Pygmy-Owl |
| French | Chevêchette naine |
| French (France) | Chevêchette naine |
| German | Gnomenzwergkauz |
| Icelandic | Dvalinsugla |
| Japanese | ロッキースズメフクロウ |
| Norwegian | gnomugle |
| Polish | sóweczka dwuplamista |
| Russian | Сычик-гном |
| Serbian | Američka mala sova |
| Slovak | kuvičok vtáčiar |
| Spanish | Mochuelo Californiano |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Picapiedras de Ocotal |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tecolote Serrano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mochuelo californiano |
| Swedish | trollsparvuggla/mexikansk sparvuggla/guatemalasparvuggla/californiasparvuggla |
| Turkish | Dağ Serçe Baykuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сичик-горобець гірський |
Revision Notes
John Deshler revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Huy C. Truong generated the distribution map. Nicholas D. Sly generated the tables. Gracey Brouillard and Leo Gilman copy edited the account.
We thank Eric Forsman, Denver W. Holt, Harry R. Jageman, and Jeffrey S. Marks for their reviews of the account. Shawn M. Billerman reviewed the Systematics page and Andrew J. Spencer reviewed the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Glaucidium gnoma Wagler, 1832
PROTONYM:
Glaucidium Gnoma
Wagler, 1832. Isis 25, col.275.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GLAUCIDIUM
- gnoma
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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)
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