Costa Rican Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium costaricanumKelso, L, 1937
English (US) Costa Rican Pygmy Owl
The Costa Rican Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium costaricanum) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
Range: mountains of central Costa Rica to western PanamaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Glaucidium costaricanum
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Costa Rican Pygmy Owl
- Described by
- Kelso, L, 1937
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Glaucidium jardinii costaricanum
- Described by
- Kelso, L, 1937
- Type locality
- Costa Rica.
- Original description
- The Auk 54, no.3 p.304
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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