Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Eurasian Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium passerinum) - HBW 5, p. 209
French: Chevêchette d’Europe
German: Sperlingskauz
Spanish: Mochuelo Alpino
Other common names: Pygmy Owl/Owlet, Northern Pygmy-owl(!), Old World Pygmy-owl; European Pygmy-owl (passerinum)
Taxonomy: Strix passerina Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Sometimes considered to form superspecies with G. brodiei, G. perlatum, G. californicum and G. gnoma (including recently separated G. cobanense and G. hoskinsii), but DNA evidence clearly shows that present species and G. californicum are not closely related. Race orientale intergrades with nominate in W Siberia and Altai Mts. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- passerinum (Linnaeus, 1758) - from Scandinavia and mountains of S, C & E Europe E across NW & C Russia and Siberia to Sakhalin and NE China.
- orientale Taczanowski, 1891 - C & E Siberia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A juvenile owlet just after leaving the nest-hole Locality Stolowe (Table) Mountains National Park, Lower Silesian Province, Poland (ssp passerinum)
Romuald Mikusek 30 June 2002 6 years ago 26 sec 3.9 -
A bird in a tree, looking around Locality Oslo, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp passerinum)
Eric Roualet 14 October 2005 6 years ago 16 sec 3.6 -
A female perched, looking for prey Locality Stolowe (Table) Mountains National Park, Lower Silesian Province, Poland (ssp passerinum)
Romuald Mikusek 30 June 2002 6 years ago 21 sec 3.6
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One bird perching in canopy
Locality Polana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Tomas Grim 7 May 2011 25 weeks ago 4.2 -
Adult.
Locality Smaland Povince, Sweden (ssp passerinum)
Lars Petersson 11 March 2011 47 weeks ago 4 -
A bird on a branch
Locality Bialowieza Forest, Podlaskie Province, Poland
Jean Hupperetz 23 May 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Picture taken by Panasonic Lumix
Locality Southern Finland Province, Finland
Ahvenainen 3 January 2007 1 year ago 3.4 -
A bird in the top of a spruce.
Locality Oulu Province, Finland (ssp passerinum)
Dc.Owl 8 June 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Adult.
Locality Smaland Povince, Sweden (ssp passerinum)
Lars Petersson 6 March 2011 47 weeks ago 2.7
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An adult calling. Locality Bulgaria
(ssp passerinum)
Iva Hristova 10 October 2009 2 years ago 2
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