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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br /> |
| − | + | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]<br /> | |
| + | '''South America''': [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Central American Pygmy Owl has been considered a subspecies of [[Least Pygmy Owl]]. | Central American Pygmy Owl has been considered a subspecies of [[Least Pygmy Owl]]. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | *''G. g. occultum'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Mexico]] (south-eastern Veracruz, northern Oaxaca and Chiapas) | ||
| + | *''G. g. griseiceps'': | ||
| + | :*[[Guatemala]], [[Belize]] and [[Honduras]] | ||
| + | *''G. g. rarum'': | ||
| + | :*[[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Humid forests of lowlands and foothills. | Humid forests of lowlands and foothills. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Active both during daylight and at night, mostly in the upper half of the forest. | Active both during daylight and at night, mostly in the upper half of the forest. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Glaucidium+griseiceps}} | {{GSearch|Glaucidium+griseiceps}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Glaucidium]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Glaucidium]] | ||
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- Glaucidium griseiceps
Identification
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia and Ecuador
Taxonomy
Central American Pygmy Owl has been considered a subspecies of Least Pygmy Owl.
Subspecies[1]
- G. g. occultum:
- South-eastern Mexico (south-eastern Veracruz, northern Oaxaca and Chiapas)
- G. g. griseiceps:
- G. g. rarum:
- Costa Rica and Panama
Habitat
Humid forests of lowlands and foothills.
Behaviour
Active both during daylight and at night, mostly in the upper half of the forest.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Central American Pygmy Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Central_American_Pygmy_Owl
