Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Cuban Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium siju) - HBW 5, p. 218
French: Chevêchette de Cuba
German: Kubakauz
Spanish: Mochuelo Sijú
Taxonomy: Noctua siju d’Orbigny, 1839, Cuba.
Affinities uncertain. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- siju (d’Orbigny, 1839) - Cuba.
- vittatum Ridgway, 1914 - I of Pines.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch and flying away Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp siju)
Josep del Hoyo 29 July 2004 7 years ago 37 sec 4.2 -
A bird perched and wagging its tail horizontally Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp siju)
Josep del Hoyo 29 July 2004 7 years ago 41 sec 4.2 -
A bird scratching its head and flying away Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp siju)
Josep del Hoyo 29 July 2004 7 years ago 22 sec 4.1 -
A bird perched and watching its surroundings Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp siju)
Josep del Hoyo 29 July 2004 7 years ago 36 sec 3.9 -
A bird perched in a tree Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp siju)
Josep del Hoyo 29 July 2004 7 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
A bird being mobbed by a Red-legged Thrush Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp siju)
Josep del Hoyo 29 July 2004 7 years ago 31 sec 3.5
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Seen just sitting on a twig watching the world go by.
Locality Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba (Monotypic species)
David Lingard 7 February 2012 6 weeks ago 4.1 -
Perched high up in the tree.
Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp siju)
Photo-ay 31 December 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
Perched at the edge of a clearing, very close to the beach.
Locality Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba
Cliff Thornley 25 February 2009 2 years ago 3
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Adult bird calling Locality Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 23 March 2010 20 weeks ago 4
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