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African Barred, Chestnut, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet
Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense, scheffleri or castaneum] (= 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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Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Glaucidium
Scientific:
Glaucidium capense
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Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Glaucidium
Scientific:
Glaucidium capense
Original description
Citation:
(Smith, A, 1834)
Reference:
S.Afr.Q.J.(2) p.313
Protonym:
Noctua Capensis
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Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
77FEB897EBA595B3
Avibase ID:
avibase-77FEB897
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/77FEB897
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555465
Geographic range:
- Glaucidium capense: S Mozambique to Natal and e Cape Province
- Glaucidium castaneum castaneum: northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Semliki Valley) and southwestern Uganda (Bwamba Forest); records from southern Cameroon, southwestern Central African Republic, and Congo may refer to this subspecies
- Glaucidium castaneum etchecopari: Patchily distributed in Liberia and Ivory Coast
- Glaucidium ngamiense: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to central Tanzania (including Mafia Island), south to Angola, northern Namibia, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique
- Glaucidium scheffleri: Extreme s coastal Somalia, e Kenya and ne Tanzania
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Source: Clements checklist
African Barred, Chestnut, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet
French:
Chevêchette du Cap, C. châtaine ou C. du Graben
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Barred, Chestnut, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense, scheffleri or castaneum]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Barred, Chestnut, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense, scheffleri or castaneum]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Barred, Chestnut, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense, scheffleri or castaneum]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Barred, Chestnut, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense, scheffleri or castaneum]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Barred, Chestnut, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense, scheffleri or castaneum]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Barred, Chestnut, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense, scheffleri or castaneum]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Barred, Chestnut, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense, scheffleri or castaneum]) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Glaucidium capense [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense, scheffleri, castaneum or albertinum]
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Gebande Uil
Catalan: Mussolet del Cap
Czech: kulíšek africký
Danish: Kapspurveugle
German: Kapzwergkauz
English: African Barred Owlet, African Barred, Chestnut, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet
Esperanto: Afrika strigeto
Spanish: Mochuelo de El Cabo
Estonian: täpik-värbkakk
Finnish: akaasiavarpuspöllö, akasiavarpuspöllö
French: Chevêchette du Cap, Chevêchette du Cap, C. châtaine ou C. du Graben
Croatian: kapski ćuk
Hungarian: fokföldi törpekuvik
Italian: Civettina barrata africana
Japanese (romaji): kuriirosuzumefukurou
Japanese: ヨコジマスズメフクロウ
Kwangali: Kakuru
Scientific: Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense, scheffleri or castaneum], Glaucidium capense, Glaucidium capense capense, Noctua Capensis
Lithuanian: Kapinė žvirblinė pelėda
Dutch: Kaapse Dwerguil
Norwegian: Dvergugle
Polish: sóweczka plamobrzucha
Portuguese: mocho-barrado
Russian: Капский воробьиный сыч
Slovak: kuvičok pásikavý
Shona: Zizi
Serbian: Afrička mala sova
Swedish: akaciasparvuggla
Swahili: Kitaumande Miraba
Tswana: Lerubisana
Turkish: Kap Serçe Baykuşu
Ukrainian: Сичик-горобець мозамбіцький
Chinese: 斑鸺鹠
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲鵂鶹
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