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Central American Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium griseiceps Sharpe, RB 1875

The Central American pygmy owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Glaucidium
Scientific:
  Glaucidium griseiceps


Original description

Citation:
  Sharpe, RB 1875

Reference:
   Ibis

Protonym:
  Glaucidium griseiceps

Type locality:
  Veragua [Panama] and Chisec and Choctum, Guatemala, restricted to the tropical lowlands of Alta Vera Paz by Griscom, antea, p. 42.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8612583


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0F9969E8B0B9BBF4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0F9969E8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0F9969E8


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555453

Geographic range:

  • Glaucidium griseiceps griseiceps: Guatemala, Belize and Honduras
  • Glaucidium griseiceps occultum: SE Mexico (se Veracruz, n Oaxaca and Chiapas)
  • Glaucidium griseiceps rarum: Costa Rica and Panama
English:
Central American Pygmy-Owl
Catalan:
Mussolet centre-americà
Czech:
kulíšek šedohlavý
Danish:
Gråhovedet Spurveugle
German:
Graukopf-Zwergkauz
Spanish:
Mochuelo Centroamericano
Spanish (Spain):
Mochuelo Centroamericano
Finnish:
keskiamerikanvarpuspöllö
French:
Chevêchette à tête grise
Croatian:
sivoglavi ćuk
Hungarian:
közép-amerikai törpekuvik
Italian:
Civettina del Centroamerica
Japanese (romaji):
kosuzumefukurou
Japanese:
コスズメフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Centrinės Amerikos žvirblinė pelėda
Dutch:
Grijskopdwerguil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Oskehovudugle
Norwegian:
Askehodeugle
Polish:
sóweczka lilipucia
Portuguese:
caburé-centro-americano
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-pigmeu-centro-americano
Russian:
Центральноамериканский сычик
Slovak:
kuvičok sivohlavý
Serbian:
Centralnoamerička mala sova
Swedish:
centralamerikansk sparvuggla
Ukrainian:
Сичик-горобець буроголовий
Chinese:
中美鸺鹠
Chinese (Traditional):
中美洲鵂鶹


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Central American Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium griseiceps)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Central American Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium griseiceps)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Chevêchette à tête grise ( Glaucidium griseiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Glaucidium griseiceps [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Glaucidium griseiceps [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Glaucidium [minutissimum, palmarum or griseiceps] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Mussolet centre-americà
Czech: kulíšek šedohlavý
Danish: Gråhovedet Spurveugle
German: Graukopf-Zwergkauz, Yucatan-Sperlingskauz
English: Central american pygmy owl, Central American Pygmy-Owl, Gray-headed Pygmy Owl, Grey-headed Pygmy Owl, Least Pygmy Owl, Least Pygmy-Owl
English, HBW: Central American Pygmy-owl
English (IOC): Central American Pygmy Owl
English (United States): Central American Pygmy-Owl
Esperanto: Centramerika strigeto
Spanish: Buhíto Cabecigrís, Mochuelo Centroamericano, Mochuelo Enano, Tecolote mesoamericano, Tecolotito Centroamericano
Spanish (Colombia): Buhíto Cabecigrís, Buhíto enano, Mochuelo centroaméricano
Spanish (Costa Rica): Mochuelo Enano
Spanish (Ecuador): Mochuelo Cabecigrís
Spanish (Spain): Mochuelo Centroamericano
Spanish (HBW): Central American Pygmy-Owl
Spanish (Mexico): tecolote mesoamericano, Tecolotito Centroamericano
Spanish (Nicaragua): Mochuelo Centroamericano
Spanish (Panama): Mochuelo Centroamericano
Estonian: keskameerika värbkakk, kesk-ameerika värbkakk
Finnish: keskiamerikanvarpuspöllö
French: Chevêchette à tête grise
Croatian: sivoglavi ćuk
Hungarian: közép-amerikai törpekuvik
Italian: Civettina del Centroamerica
Japanese (romaji): kosuzumefukurou
Japanese: コスズメフクロウ
Scientific: Glaucidium griseiceps, Glaucidium griseiceps griseiceps, Glaucidium minutissimum griseiceps, Phalaenopsis griseiceps
Lithuanian: Centrinės Amerikos žvirblinė pelėda
Dutch: Grijskopdwerguil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Oskehovudugle
Norwegian: Askehodeugle
Polish: sóweczka lilipucia
Portuguese: caburé-centro-americano
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-pigmeu-centro-americano
Russian: Сычик центральноамериканский карликовый, Центральноамериканский Карликовый Сычик, Центральноамериканский сычик
Slovak: kuvičok sivohlavý
Serbian: Centralnoamerička mala sova
Swedish: Centralamerikansk sparvuggla
Turkish: Orta Amerika serçe baykuşu
Ukrainian: Сичик-горобець буроголовий
Chinese: 中美鸺鹠
Chinese (Traditional): 中美洲鵂鶹

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