Glaucidium tephronotum (Red-chested Owlet)

Red-chested Owlet

Glaucidium tephronotum Sharpe, RB 1875

The red-chested owlet is a species of owl in the family Strigidae, native to the African tropical rainforest. Its habits and behaviour are poorly known. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Sharpe, RB 1875

Reference:
Ibis

Protonym:
Glaucidium tephronotum

Type locality:
'Said to be from South America.' error = West Africa. 1

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8612808

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
E05A96F335E13371

Avibase ID:
avibase-E05A96F3

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E05A96F3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555459

Geographic range:

Glaucidium tephronotum tephronotum: equatorial forest of Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana
Glaucidium tephronotum pycrafti: forest of southern Cameroon
Glaucidium tephronotum [medje or elgonense]: middle Congo River Basin, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Uganda, and western Kenya

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Red-chested Owlet
Catalan:
Mussolet de pit roig
Czech:
kulíšek rudoprsý
Danish:
Rødbrystet Spurveugle
German:
Rotbrust-Zwergkauz
Spanish:
Mochuelo Pechirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Mochuelo Pechirrojo
Finnish:
tropiikkivarpuspöllö
French:
Chevêchette à pieds jaunes
Croatian:
crvenoprsi ćuk
Hungarian:
vörösmellű törpekuvik
Italian:
Civettina pettorosso
Japanese (romaji):
muneakasuzumefukurou
Japanese:
ムネアカスズメフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Geltonkojė žvirblinė pelėda
Dutch:
Roodborstdwerguil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråhovudugle
Norwegian:
Gråhodeugle
Polish:
sóweczka rdzawopierśna
Portuguese:
mochinho-de-peito-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-pigmeu-de-peito-ruivo
Russian:
Красногрудый сычик
Slovak:
kuvičok hrdzavoprsý
Serbian:
Crvenogruda mala sova
Swedish:
rödbröstad sparvuggla
Ukrainian:
Сичик-горобець рудобокий
Chinese:
红胸鸺鹠
Chinese (Traditional):
紅胸鵂鶹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Chevêchette à pieds jaunes ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Chevêchette à pieds jaunes ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Glaucidium tephronotum [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Glaucidium tephronotum [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Glaucidium tephronotum [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Red-chested Owlet ( Glaucidium tephronotum) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Glaucidium tephronotum [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Glaucidium tephronotum [version 1]

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