Asian Barred Owlet
Glaucidium cuculoides(Vigors, NA, 1831)
English (US) Asian Barred Owlet
The Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) 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.
- Scientific name
- Glaucidium cuculoides
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Asian Barred Owlet
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Glaucidium cuculoides cuculoides
- Glaucidium cuculoides austerum
- Glaucidium cuculoides rufescens
- Glaucidium cuculoides whiteleyi
- Glaucidium cuculoides persimile
- Glaucidium cuculoides delacouri
- Glaucidium cuculoides deignani
- Glaucidium cuculoides bruegeli
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Noctua cuculoïdes
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
- Type locality
- Himalayas, i.e. Simla-Almora district.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.1 p.8
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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