Guatemalan pygmy owl
The Guatemalan pygmy owl (Glaucidium cobanense) is a bird of the family Strigidae. It is considered a distinct species by some authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union. Others, including the American Ornithological Society, consider it to be a subspecies of northern pygmy owl.
| Guatemalan pygmy owl | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Glaucidium |
| Species: | G. cobanense |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucidium cobanense Sharpe. 1875 | |
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References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Glaucidium cobanense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61791597A95181252. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61791597A95181252.en.
- Duncan, James R. (2003) Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books
- E. W. Nelson, T. S. Palmer (1894). "Descriptions of Five New Birds From Mexico". Auk. 11 (1): 39–45. doi:10.2307/4067626.
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