Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Pearl-spotted Owlet
The Pearl-spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum) 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 perlatum
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pearl-spotted Owlet
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Glaucidium perlatum perlatum
- Glaucidium perlatum licua
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix perlata
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 7 p.26
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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