Red-chested Owlet
Glaucidium tephronotumSharpe, RB, 1875
English (US) Red-chested Owlet
The Red-chested Owlet (Glaucidium tephronotum) 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 tephronotum
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-chested Owlet
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1875
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Glaucidium tephronotum tephronotum
- Glaucidium tephronotum pycrafti
- Glaucidium tephronotum medje
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1875
- Type locality
- 'Said to be from South America.' error = West Africa. 1
- Original description
- Ibis ser.3, vol.5, no.18 p.260
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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