Cuban Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium siju(d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)
English (US) Cuban Pygmy Owl
The Cuban Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium siju) 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 siju
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cuban Pygmy Owl
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Glaucidium siju siju
- Glaucidium siju turquinense
- Glaucidium siju vittatum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Noctua siju
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)
- Type locality
- Cuba.
- Original description
- Historia física, política y natural de la Isla de Cuba 3 p.41
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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