Glaucidium capense [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri] (African Barred Owlet [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri])

African Barred Owlet [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri]

Glaucidium capense [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri] (= Glaucidium capense) (Smith, A 1834)

The African barred owlet is a species of small owl in the family Strigidae found in much of southern, central and eastern Africa. The taxon may be four species rather than a single species. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Glaucidium
Scientific:
  Glaucidium capense

Original description

Citation:
(Smith, A 1834)

Reference:
S. Afr. Quart. J. ser. 2, 4, pt. 1 p.313

Protonym:
Noctua Capensis

Type locality:
South Africa.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968431

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
6E897AF4BACD8FE5

Avibase ID:
avibase-6E897AF4

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6E897AF4

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555465

Geographic range:

Glaucidium capense: southern Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal and eastern Cape Province
Glaucidium castaneum etchecopari: patchily distributed in Liberia and Ivory Coast
Glaucidium ngamiense: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to central Tanzania (including Mafia Island), southward to Angola, northern Namibia, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique
Glaucidium scheffleri: far southern coastal Somalia, eastern Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania

Source: Clements checklist

English:
African Barred Owlet [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri]
French:
Chevêchette du Cap [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Barred Owlet [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri] ( Glaucidium capense [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Barred Owlet [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri] ( Glaucidium capense [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Barred Owlet [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri] ( Glaucidium capense [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Barred Owlet [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri] ( Glaucidium capense [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Barred Owlet [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri] ( Glaucidium capense [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Barred Owlet [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri] ( Glaucidium capense [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Barred Owlet [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri] ( Glaucidium capense [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Barred Owlet [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri] ( Glaucidium capense [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Barred Owlet [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri] ( Glaucidium capense [incl. etchecopari, ngamiense, scheffleri])
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense, scheffleri, castaneum or albertinum]

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