Cuban pygmy owl
The Cuban pygmy owl (Glaucidium siju) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae that is endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitats are dry forests, moist forests and heavily degraded former forest.
| Cuban pygmy owl | |
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| G. s. siju, Zapata National Park, Cuba | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Glaucidium |
| Species: | G. siju |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucidium siju (D'Orbigny, 1839) | |
The Pygmy-Owl is the most frequently observed of Cuba's owls.[2] They breed in tree holes formerly used by woodpeckers.
There are three known subspecies of the Cuban pygmy owl: Glaucidium siju siju, Glaucidium siju vittatum, and Glaucidium siju turquinensis.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Glaucidium siju". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Kirwan, Guy (2010). "Glaucidium siju". Neotropical Birds Online. Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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