Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)

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

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Gebande Uil (scheffleri)
Bulgarian: Африканска врабчова кукумявка (ssp. scheffleri)
Catalan: mussolet del Cap (scheffleri)
Czech: kulíšek africký (ssp. scheffleri), Kulíšek Scheffleruv
Danish: Kapspurveugle (Østafrikansk Spurveugle), Østafrikansk Spurveugle
German: Kapzwergkauz (scheffleri), Schefflerkauz, Scheffler-Kauz, Schlefflerkauz
English: African Barred Owlet (scheffleri), African Barred Owlet (Spot-fronted), East African Barred Owlet, Eastern Barred Owlet, Ngami Owlet, Scheffler's Owl, Scheffler's Owlet
[ENAV]: African Barred Owlet (Spot-fronted)
English, HBW: African Barred Owlet (Spot-fronted)
English (IOC): African Barred Owlet (Spot-fronted)
English (United States): African Barred Owlet (Spot-fronted)
Spanish: Mochuelo de El Cabo (scheffleri), Mochuelo del Cabo (scheffleri), Mochuelo del Cabo (scheffleri)
Spanish (Spain): Mochuelo de El Cabo (scheffleri), Mochuelo del Cabo (scheffleri)
Spanish (HBW): African Barred Owlet (Spot-fronted)
Estonian: ranniku-värbkakk
Finnish: akasiavarpuspöllö (scheffleri), Tansanianvarpuspöllö
French: Chevêchette de Scheffler, Chevêchette du Cap (de Scheffler), Chevêchette du Cap (scheffleri), Chevêchette du Kenya
French (Guyane): Chevêchette du Cap (scheffleri)
Croatian: kapski ćuk (scheffleri)
Italian: Civetta nana barrata orientale, Civettina di Scheffler
Japanese (romaji): kuriirosuzumefukurou, yokojimasuzumefukurou (scheffleri)
Japanese: クリイロスズメフクロウ, ヨコジマスズメフクロウ (scheffleri), ヨコジマスズメフクロウ（scheffleri）
Scientific: Glaucidium capense scheffleri, Glaucidium capensis scheffleri, Glaucidium scheffleri, Glaucidium scheffleri scheffleri, Smithiglaux scheffleri, Taenioglaux scheffleri
Dutch: Gebandeerde Dwerguil, Kaapse Dwerguil (scheffleri)
Norwegian: dvergugle (scheffleri)
Polish: sóweczka plamista, sóweczka plamobrzucha (scheffleri)
[PTAO]: Mocho-barrado (scheffleri)
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-pigmeu-barrado (scheffleri)
Russian: Капский сычик (scheffleri), Сычик Шефлера
Slovak: kuvičok škvrnitý, kuvičok škvrnitý (skup.)
Serbian: Istočnoafrička mala sova (scheffleri)
Swedish: akaciasparvuggla (scheffleri)
Turkish: Kap serçe baykuşu (scheffleri)
Ukrainian: Сичик-горобець мозамбіцький (підвид scheffleri), Сичик-горобець плямистий