Tucuman pygmy-owl
| Tucuman pygmy-owl | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Glaucidium |
| Species: | G. tucumanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucidium tucumanum (Chapman, 1922) | |
The Tucuman pygmy-owl (Glaucidium tucumanum) is a small South American owl.
It is 16 to 17.5 cm (6.3–7 in.) long and weighs 55 to 60 grams (1.9-2.1 oz.) [1]
Its range is the Gran Chaco region of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina south to Tucumán province and the northern part of Córdoba province. It lives in arid and semi-arid thorny and bushy habitats from 500 meters up to 1500 meters, at some places 1800 meters, above sea level.[1]
Some authorities consider it a subspecies of the ferruginous pygmy-owl, in which case it is called Glaucidium brasilianum pallens.[1] For example, the IUCN does not list it.[2] Among authorities that do consider it a full species are the 2007 Clements Checklist of Birds of the World and the Handbook of the Birds of the World.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Weick, Friedhelm (2006), Owls (Strigiformes): Annotated and Illustrated Checklist, Springer, pp. 171–172, ISBN 978-3-540-35234-1
- ↑ IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 September 2007.
- ↑ Lepage, Denis (2003–2007), Avibase - the world bird database, retrieved September 27, 2007