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Northern Pygmy Owl (Guatemalan)
Glaucidium gnoma cobanense Sharpe, RB 1875
The Guatemalan pygmy owl is a small "typical owl" in subfamily Surniinae. However, some taxonomic systems consider it to be a subspecies of northern pygmy owl. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Glaucidium
Scientific:
Glaucidium gnoma cobanense
Original description
Citation:
Sharpe, RB 1875
Reference:
Ibis
ser.3, vol.5, no.18 p.260
Protonym:
Glaucidium cobanense
Type locality:
Coban, Alta Vera Paz, Guatemala.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35133#page/292/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A793D41DE97FA6AE
Avibase ID:
avibase-A793D41D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A793D41D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 1063258
English:
Northern Pygmy Owl (cobanense)
Afrikaans:
Noordelike Dwerguil (Guatamala-)
Bulgarian:
Американска врабчова кукумявка (ssp. cobanense)
Catalan:
mussolet muntanyenc (cobanense)
Czech:
kulíšek mexický (ssp. cobanense)
Danish:
Pygmæspurveugle (Guatemala)
German:
Gnomenzwergkauz (cobanense)
Spanish:
Mochuelo Californiano (guatemalteco)
Spanish (Spain):
Mochuelo californiano (guatemalteco)
Estonian:
guatemaala värbkakk
Finnish:
lännenvarpuspöllö (cobanense)
French:
Chevêchette naine (cobanense)
Croatian:
smeđoprsi ćuk (guatemalski)
Icelandic:
Dvalinsugla (cobanense)
Japanese (romaji):
rokki-suzumefukurou (cobanense)
Japanese:
ロッキースズメフクロウ（cobanense）
Dutch:
Guatemalteekse Dwerguil
Norwegian:
gnomugle (cobanense)
Polish:
sóweczka dwuplamista (cobanense)
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-pigmeu-serrano (cobanense)
Russian:
Сычик-гном (cobanense)
Slovak:
kuvičok guatemalský (skup.)
Serbian:
Američka mala sova (cobanense)
Swedish:
guatemalasparvuggla
Turkish:
Dağ serçe baykuşu (cobanense)
Ukrainian:
Сичик-горобець гірський (підвид cobanense)
Northern Pygmy Owl (cobanense)
Afrikaans:
Noordelike Dwerguil (Guatamala-)
Bulgarian:
Американска врабчова кукумявка (ssp. cobanense)
Catalan:
mussolet muntanyenc (cobanense)
Czech:
kulíšek mexický (ssp. cobanense)
Danish:
Pygmæspurveugle (Guatemala)
German:
Gnomenzwergkauz (cobanense)
Spanish:
Mochuelo Californiano (guatemalteco)
Spanish (Spain):
Mochuelo californiano (guatemalteco)
Estonian:
guatemaala värbkakk
Finnish:
lännenvarpuspöllö (cobanense)
French:
Chevêchette naine (cobanense)
Croatian:
smeđoprsi ćuk (guatemalski)
Icelandic:
Dvalinsugla (cobanense)
Japanese (romaji):
rokki-suzumefukurou (cobanense)
Japanese:
ロッキースズメフクロウ（cobanense）
Dutch:
Guatemalteekse Dwerguil
Norwegian:
gnomugle (cobanense)
Polish:
sóweczka dwuplamista (cobanense)
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-pigmeu-serrano (cobanense)
Russian:
Сычик-гном (cobanense)
Slovak:
kuvičok guatemalský (skup.)
Serbian:
Američka mala sova (cobanense)
Swedish:
guatemalasparvuggla
Turkish:
Dağ serçe baykuşu (cobanense)
Ukrainian:
Сичик-горобець гірський (підвид cobanense)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Northern Pygmy Owl (cobanense) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Northern Pygmy Owl (cobanense) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense |
| Clements, version 2021: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Glaucidium gnoma cobanense) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Guatemalan Pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium cobanense) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Glaucidium gnoma cobanense [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Glaucidium gnoma [gnoma or cobanense]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Noordelike Dwerguil (Guatamala-)
Bulgarian: Американска врабчова кукумявка (ssp. cobanense)
Catalan: Mussolet de Guatemala, mussolet muntanyenc (cobanense)
Czech: kulíšek guatemalský, kulíšek mexický (ssp. cobanense)
Danish: Guatemalaspurveugle, Pygmæspurveugle (Guatemala)
German: Gnomenzwergkauz (cobanense), Guatemalazwergkauz
English: Guatemalan pygmy owl, Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl, Northern Pygmy Owl (cobanense), Northern Pygmy Owl (Guatemalan), northern pygmy-owl, Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan)
[ENAV]: Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan)
English, HBW: Guatemalan Pygmy-owl
English (IOC): Guatemalan Pygmy Owl
English (United States): Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan)
Esperanto: Gvatemala strigeto
Spanish: Mochuelo Californiano (guatemalteco), Mochuelo Guatemalco, Mochuelo Guatemalteco, Tecolote serrano, Tecolote Serrano (cobanense)
Spanish (Spain): Mochuelo Californiano (cobanense), Mochuelo californiano (guatemalteco)
Spanish (HBW): Northern Pygmy-Owl (Guatemalan)
Spanish (Honduras): Picapiedras de Ocotal (cobanense)
Spanish (Mexico): Tecolote Serrano (cobanense)
Estonian: guatemaala värbkakk
Finnish: lännenvarpuspöllö (cobanense)
French: Chevêchette du Guatemala, Chevêchette naine (cobanense), Chevêchette naine (Guatemala)
French (Guyane): Chevêchette naine (cobanense)
Croatian: honduraski ćuk, smeđoprsi ćuk (guatemalski)
Icelandic: Dvalinsugla (cobanense)
Italian: Civettina del Guatemala
Japanese (romaji): gatemarasuzumefukurou, rokki-suzumefukurou (cobanense)
Japanese: ガテマラスズメフクロウ, グアテマラスズメフクロウ, ロッキースズメフクロウ (cobanense), ロッキースズメフクロウ（cobanense）
Scientific: Glaucidium cobanense, Glaucidium gnoma cobanense, Phalaenopsis cobanensis
Lithuanian: Gvatemalinė mažoji pelėda, gvatemalinė žvirblinė pelėda
Dutch: Guatemalaanse dwerguil, Guatemalteekse Dwerguil, Noordamerikaanse Dwerguil (cobanense)
Norwegian: Cobanugle, gnomugle (cobanense)
Polish: sóweczka dwuplamista (cobanense), sóweczka gwatemalska
Portuguese: caburé-da-guatemala
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-pigmeu-guatemalteco, mocho-pigmeu-serrano (cobanense)
Russian: Гватемальский сычик, Сычик-гном (cobanense)
Slovak: kuvičok guatemalský, kuvičok guatemalský (skup.)
Serbian: Američka mala sova (cobanense)
Swedish: guatemalasparvuggla
Turkish: Dağ serçe baykuşu (cobanense), Kayalık Serçe Baykuşu (cobanense)
Ukrainian: Сичик-горобець гватемальський, Сичик-горобець гірський (підвид cobanense)
Chinese: 危地马拉鸺鹠
Chinese (Traditional): 瓜地馬拉鵂鶹
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