Least Pygmy-owl
Glaucidium minutissimum
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
The East Brazilian pygmy owl (Glaucidium minutissimum), also known as least pygmy-owl or Sick's pygmy-owl, is a small owl in the typical owl family. Taxonomy It has been argued that the scientific name used here actually belongs to the Pernambuco pygmy owl, in which case the East Brazilian pygmy owl should be referred to as G. sicki (König & Weick, 2005).
La Chevêchette cabouré (Glaucidium minutissimum) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Strigidae. Description Les chevêchettes cabouré mesurent généralement entre 14 et 15 cm de longueur et pèsent environ 50 g. Il n'y a pas de dimorphisme sexuel à proprement parler, cependant, les femelles sont plus grandes et plus lourdes que les mâles.
El mochuelo mínimo, mochuelo menor, mochuelo enano, caburé menor o caburé mínimo (Glaucidium minutissimum) es una especie de búho de la familia Strigidae. La especie es nativa de México, América Central (Guatemala, Belice, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá) y Sudamérica (Colombia, Bolivia, Perú, Brasil y Paraguay). Habita los bosques húmedos tropicales y subtropicales.
Distribution
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