Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Glaucidium gnoma [gnoma or cobanense]

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Noordelike Dwerguil (Meksikaanse)
Bulgarian: Американска врабчова кукумявка (ssp. gnoma)
Catalan: Mussolet de muntanya, mussolet muntanyenc (gnoma)
Czech: kulíšek americký, kulíšek mexický (ssp. gnoma)
Danish: Pygmæspurveugle, Pygmæspurveugle (Bjerg)
German: Gnomenkauz, Gnomenzwergkauz, Gnomenzwergkauz (gnoma), Mittelamerika-Sperlings
English: American Pygmy Owl, American Pygmy-Owl, Fisher's Pygmy Owl, Mexican Pygmy Owl, Mexican Pygmy-Owl, Mountain Pygmy Owl, Mountain Pygmy-Owl, Northern Pygmy Owl, Northern Pygmy Owl (gnoma), Northern Pygmy Owl (Mountain), Northern Pygmy-Owl, Northern Pygmy-Owl (Mountain), Pygmy Owl
English (Avilist): Northern Pygmy-Owl (Mountain)
English, HBW: Mountain Pygmy-owl
English (IOC): Mountain Pygmy Owl
English (United States): Northern Pygmy-Owl (Mountain)
Esperanto: monta strigeto, Montostrigeto
Spanish: Buhito norteño, Mochuelo Californiano (gnoma), Mochuelo Gnom, Mochuelo Gnomo, Mochuelo Serrano, Tecolote serrano, Tecolote Serrano (gnoma), Tecolotito Serrano
Spanish (Spain): Mochuelo Californiano, Mochuelo Californiano (gnoma)
Spanish (HBW): Northern Pygmy-Owl (Mountain)
Spanish (Honduras): Buhito norteño, Picapiedras de Ocotal (gnoma)
Spanish (Mexico): tecolote serrano, Tecolote Serrano (gnoma), Tecolotito Serrano
Spanish (Nicaragua): Mochuelo Serrano
Estonian: mehhiko värbkakk, mehhiko värbkakk (ssp. gnoma)
Finnish: Lännenvarpuspöllö, lännenvarpuspöllö (gnoma)
French: Chevêchette des montagnes, Chevêchette naine, Chevêchette naine (gnoma), Chevêchette naine (nominal), Chouette naine
French (Guyane): Chevêchette naine (gnoma)
Croatian: Mali američki ćuk, smeđoprsi ćuk, smeđoprsi ćuk (planinski)
Hungarian: hegyi törpekuvik
Icelandic: Dvalinsugla (gnoma)
Italian: Civetta nana del Nordamerica, Civettina montana
Japanese (romaji): rokkiazusuzumefukurou, rokki-suzumefukurou, rokki-suzumefukurou (gnoma)
Japanese: メキシコスズメフクロウ, ロッキアズスズメフクロウ, ロッキーズスズメフクロウ, ロッキースズメフクロウ, ロッキースズメフクロウ (gnoma), ロッキースズメフクロウ（gnoma）, ロッキースヅメフクロウ
Scientific: Glaucidium fisheri, Glaucidium gnoma, Glaucidium gnoma gnoma, Phalaenopsis gnoma
Lithuanian: Mažoji žvirblinė pelėda
Latvian: kalnu apodziņš
Dutch: Bergdwerguil, Noordamerikaanse Dwerguil, Noordamerikaanse Dwerguil (gnoma)
Norwegian: Gnomugle, gnomugle (gnoma)
Polish: sóweczka dwuplamista, sóweczka dwuplamista (gnoma)
Portuguese: Coruja-anã-do-norte
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-pigmeu-serrano, mocho-pigmeu-serrano (gnoma)
Russian: Воробьиный сыч-гном, Североамериканский Воробьиный Сычик, Сычик-гном (gnoma)
Slovak: kuvičok vtáčiar, kuvičok vtáčiar (skup.)
Serbian: Američka mala sova, Američka mala sova (gnoma)
Swedish: Bergsparvuggla, mexikansk sparvuggla, Nordamerikansk sparvuggla
Turkish: Dağ Serçe Baykuşu, Dağ serçe baykuşu (gnoma), Kayalık Serçe Baykuşu
Ukrainian: Сичик-горобець гірський, Сичик-горобець гірський (підвид gnoma)
Chinese: 山鸺鹠
Chinese (Traditional): 山鵂鶹