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Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Genus
Glaucidium
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- Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
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- Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
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Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum

  • LC Least Concern
  • Names (29)
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published July 26, 2016

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Recommended Citation

Holt, D. W., R. Berkley, C. Deppe, P. L. Enríquez, J. L. Petersen, J.L. Rangel Salazar, K.P. Segars, K.L. Wood, and J. S. Marks (2016). Eurasian Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium passerinum). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/eupowl1/1.0