Typical Owls (Strigidae)

Baja Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium hoskinsii) - HBW 5, p. 212

French: Chevêchette de Hoskins German: Hoskinszwergkauz Spanish: Mochuelo de Hoskins
Other common names: Cape Pygmy-owl

Taxonomy: Glaucidium gnoma hoskinsii Brewster, 1888, Sierra de la Laguna, Miraflores, Baja California.
Sometimes considered to form superspecies with G. passerinum, G. brodiei, G. perlatum, G. californicum, G. gnoma and G. cobanense, but DNA evidence clearly shows that G. passerinum and G. californicum are not closely related. Formerly treated as race of G. gnoma; recently split on basis mainly of vocalizations. Monotypic.

Distribution: S Baja California (Mexico): Sierra Victoria, probably also Sierra de la Giganta.