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African Barred, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet
Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense or 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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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. Quart. J.
ser. 2, 4, pt. 1 p.313
Protonym:
Noctua Capensis
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Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F3BFBAD7F85FE81A
Avibase ID:
avibase-F3BFBAD7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F3BFBAD7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555465
Geographic range:
- Glaucidium capense: S Mozambique to Natal and e Cape Province
- 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
Source: Clements checklist
African Barred, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet
French:
Chevêchette du Cap, C. de Ngami ou C. de Scheffler
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Barred, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense or scheffleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Barred, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense or scheffleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Barred, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense or scheffleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Barred, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense or scheffleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Barred, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense or scheffleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Barred, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense or scheffleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Barred, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense or scheffleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Barred, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense or scheffleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Barred, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet ( Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense or scheffleri]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Barred Owlet ( Glaucidium capense) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense, scheffleri or castaneum]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Gebande Uil
Catalan: Mussolet del Cap
Czech: Kulíšek africký
Danish: Kapspurveugle
German: Kapkauz, Kap-Sperlingskauz, Kapzwergkauz
English: African Barred Owl, African Barred Owlet, African Barred, Ngami or Scheffler's Owlet, Barred Owlet
English, HBW: African Barred Owlet
English (IOC): African Barred Owlet, African Barred Owlet (Spot-fronted/Bar-fronted)
English (Kenya): African Barred Owlet
English (United States): African Barred Owlet
Esperanto: Afrika strigeto
Spanish: Mochuelo de El Cabo, Mochuelo del Cabo
Spanish (Spain): Mochuelo de El Cabo, Mochuelo del Cabo
Spanish (HBW): African Barred Owlet
Estonian: täpik-värbkakk
Finnish: Akaasiavarpuspöllö
French: Chevêchette à poitrine barrée, Chevêchette du Cap, Chevêchette du Cap, C. de Ngami ou C. de Scheffler
Hungarian: fokföldi törpekuvik
Italian: Civetta nana barrata africana, Civettina barrata africana
Japanese (romaji): yokojimasuzumefukurou, yokoshimasuzumefukurou
Japanese: ヨコジマスズメフクロウ
Kwangali: Kakuru
Scientific: Glaucidium [capense, ngamiense or scheffleri], Glaucidium capense, Glaucidium capense capense, Glaucidium capensis, Noctua Capensis, Smithiglaux capense
Lithuanian: Kapinė žvirblinė pelėda
Dutch: Kaapse Dwerguil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dvergugle
Norwegian: Dvergugle
Polish: sóweczka plamobrzucha
Portuguese: Mocho barrado, Mocho-barrado
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-pigmeu-barrado
Russian: Капский воробьиный сыч, Капский сычик, Сычик Нгами
Slovak: kuvičok pásikavý
Shona: Zizi
Serbian: Afrička mala sova
Swedish: akaciasparvuggla (capense Group), akaciasparvuggla (scheffleri/capense/ngamiense), Kapsparvuggla
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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