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 bird in a tree, looking around Locality Oslo, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp passerinum)
Eric Roualet 14 October 2005 7 years ago 16 sec 3.8 -
A bird looking around, Great Tit alarming Locality Maridalen, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp passerinum )
Eric Roualet 26 February 2012 1 year ago 28 sec 3.7 -
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 7 years ago 26 sec 3.6 -
A bird looking around, greenfinch calling background ready to mobb the owl Locality Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp passerinum )
Eric Roualet 10 February 2013 18 weeks ago 13 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 7 years ago 21 sec 3.4 -
A bird on the of tree Locality Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp passerinum )
Eric Roualet 10 February 2013 18 weeks ago 9 sec 3
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Eurasian Pygmy-Owl caught within the bank vole
Locality Bieszczady Mountains, Subcarpathian (Podkarpacie) Province, Poland (ssp Glaucidium passerinum passerinum)
MateuszMatysiak.PL 25 March 2011 43 weeks ago 4.7 -
Small and agressive forest killer looking for his victim.
Locality Bialowieza National Park, Bialowieza Forest, Podlaskie Province, Poland
Paweł Wacławik 13 April 2012 16 weeks ago 4.4 -
A small killer captured in Białowieża National Park. Sitting on his watching point and lookig for a victim.
Locality Bialowieza National Park, Bialowieza Forest, Podlaskie Province, Poland
Paweł Wacławik 11 April 2012 16 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird preening on a branch. Bieszczady National Park.
Locality Poland
Krzysztof Blachowiak 10 April 2011 51 weeks ago 4.2 -
Adult
Locality Utula, Southern Finland Province, Finland
Tomas Grim 9 June 2012 25 weeks ago 4 -
Pygmy Owl at the edge of Bialowieza Forest
Locality Bialowieza Forest, Podlaskie Province, Poland (ssp Glaucidium passerinum passerinum)
MateuszMatysiak.PL 14 December 2008 43 weeks ago 4
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Typic song; mixed forest (Abieti-piceion); 19:30:00 Locality Col de Porte, Chartreuse Mountains, Rhône-Alpes, France
jacques Prevost 9 March 2011 1 year ago 3 -
An adult calling. Locality Bulgaria
(ssp passerinum)
Iva Hristova 10 October 2009 3 years ago 2
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