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Glaucidium  F. Boie, 1826
Taxonomic Serial No.: 177901

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Pygmy-Owls [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderStrigiformes  – Owls, chouettes, engoulevents, hiboux, Goatsuckers  
                            FamilyStrigidae  – Typical Owls, strigidés, Owls  
                               SubfamilySurniinae   
                                  GenusGlaucidium F. Boie, 1826 – Pygmy-Owls  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Species Glaucidium albertinum Prigogine, 1983 – Chevêchette de Prigogine, Mochuelo del Alberto, Albertine Owlet, mocho-pigmeu-albertino 
                                     Species Glaucidium bolivianum C. König, 1991 – Chevêchette des yungas, Mochuelo boliviano, Yungas Pygmy Owl, mocho-pigmeu-dos-yungas 
                                     Species Glaucidium brasilianum (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) – mocho-pigmeu-ferruginoso, caburé, Chevêchette brune, Mochuelo caburé, Tecolote bajeño, Ferruginous Pygmy Owl 
                                     Species Glaucidium californicum P. L. Sclater, 1857 – mocho-pigmeu-do-norte, Chevêchette des Rocheuses, Mochuelo californiano, Northern Pygmy Owl, mocho-pigmeu-americano 
                                     Species Glaucidium capense (A. Smith, 1834) – mocho-barrado, Chevêchette du Cap, Mochuelo de El Cabo, African Barred Owlet, mocho-pigmeu-barrado 
                                     Species Glaucidium castanopterum (Horsfield, 1821) – Chevêchette spadicée, Mochuelo de Java, Javan Owlet, mocho-pigmeu-javanês 
                                     Species Glaucidium castanotum (Blyth, 1851) – Chevêchette à dos marron, Mochuelo de Ceilán, Chestnut-backed Owlet, mocho-pigmeu-do-ceilão 
                                     Species Glaucidium cobanense Sharpe, 1875 – mocho-pigmeu-guatemalteco, Guatemalan Pygmy Owl, Chevêchette du Guatemala, Mochuelo guatemalteco 
                                     Species Glaucidium costaricanum L. Kelso, 1937 – Costa Rican Pygmy Owl, mocho-pigmeu-do-costa-rica, Chevêchette du Costa Rica, Mochuelo costarricense, mocho-pigmeu-costa-riquenho 
                                     Species Glaucidium cuculoides (Vigors, 1830) – mocho-pequeno, Chevêchette cuculoïde, Mochuelo cuco, Asian Barred Owlet, mocho-pigmeu-listado 
                                     Species Glaucidium gnoma Wagler, 1832 – mocho-pigmeu-serrano, coruja-anã-do-norte, Chevêchette naine, Mochuelo gnomo, Tecolote serrano, Mountain Pygmy Owl 
                                     Species Glaucidium griseiceps Sharpe, 1875 – Chevêchette à tête grise, Mochuelo centroamericano, Tecolote mesoamericano, Central American Pygmy Owl, Central American Pygmy-Owl, mocho-pigmeu-centro-americano 
                                     Species Glaucidium hardyi Vielliard, 1989 – caburé-da-amazônia, Chevêchette d'Amazonie, Mochuelo amazónico, Amazonian Pygmy Owl, mocho-pigmeu-amazónico 
                                     Species Glaucidium hoskinsii Brewster, 1888 – Chevêchette de Hoskins, Mochuelo de Hoskins, Baja Pygmy Owl, mocho-pigmeu-da-baixa-califórnia 
                                     Species Glaucidium jardinii (Bonaparte, 1855) – mocho-pigmeu-das-andinas, Chevêchette des Andes, Mochuelo andino, Andean Pygmy Owl, mocho-pigmeu-andino 
                                     Species Glaucidium minutissimum (Wied-Neuwied, 1830) – caburé-miudinho, Chevêchette cabouré, Mochuelo mínimo, Least Pygmy Owl, East Brazilian Pygmy Owl, mocho-pigmeu-mínimo 
                                     Species Glaucidium mooreorum Cardoso da Silva, Coelho & Gonzaga, 2003 – mocho-pigmeu-pernambucano, caburé-de-pernambuco, Chevêchette des Moore, Mochuelo de Pernambuco, Pernambuco Pygmy Owl 
                                     Species Glaucidium nana (P. P. King, 1827) – Austral Pygmy Owl, mocho-pigmeu-australiano, Chevêchette australe, Mochuelo patagón, mocho-pigmeu-austral 
                                     Species Glaucidium nubicola Robbins & Stiles, 1999 – mocho-pigmeu-do-chocó, Chevêchette des nuages, Mochuelo ecuatoriano, Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl 
                                     Species Glaucidium palmarum Nelson, 1901 – Chevêchette du Colima, Mochuelo de Colima, Tecolote colimense, Colima Pygmy Owl, mocho-pigmeu-de-colima 
                                     Species Glaucidium parkeri Robbins & S. N. G. Howell, 1995 – Subtropical Pygmy Owl, Chevêchette de Parker, Mochuelo de Parker, mocho-pigmeu-subtropical 
                                     Species Glaucidium passerinum (Linnaeus, 1758) – mocho-anão, Chevêchette d'Europe, Mochuelo alpino, Eurasian Pygmy Owl, mocho-pigmeu-eurasiático 
                                     Species Glaucidium perlatum (Vieillot, 1817) – mocho-perlado, Chevêchette perlée, Mochuelo perlado, Pearl-spotted Owlet, mocho-pigmeu-perlado 
                                     Species Glaucidium peruanum C. König, 1991 – Chevêchette du Pérou, Mochuelo peruano, Peruvian Pygmy Owl, Pacific Pygmy Owl, mocho-pigmeu-peruano 
                                     Species Glaucidium radiatum (Tickell, 1833) – Chevêchette de jungle, Mochuelo de jungla, Jungle Owlet, mocho-pigmeu-da-selva 
                                     Species Glaucidium sanchezi Lowery & R. J. Newman, 1949 – Chevêchette du Tamaulipas, Mochuelo tamaulipeco, Tecolote tamaulipeco, Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl, mocho-pigmeu-de-tamaulipas 
                                     Species Glaucidium siju (d'Orbigny, 1839) – mocho-pigmeu-cubano, Chevêchette de Cuba, Mochuelo sijú, Cuban Pygmy Owl 
                                     Species Glaucidium sjostedti Reichenow, 1893 – Sjöstedt's Barred Owlet, Chevêchette à queue barrée, Mochuelo del Congo, Sjöstedt's Owlet, mocho-pigmeu-de-dorso-ruivo 
                                     Species Glaucidium tephronotum Sharpe, 1875 – Chevêchette à pieds jaunes, Mochuelo pechirrojo, Red-chested Owlet, mocho-pigmeu-de-peito-ruivo 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Glaucidium    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Glaucidium    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Glaucidium   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Glaucidium   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.08.07, website (version 07-Aug-05)  
  Acquired: 2005   
  Notes: "Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Glaucidium   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Glaucidium   
       

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