Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Pearl-spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum) - HBW 5, p. 210
French: Chevêchette perlée
German: Perlkauz
Spanish: Mochuelo Perlado
Other common names: Pearl-spotted Owl
Taxonomy: Strix perlata Vieillot, 1817, Senegal.
Sometimes considered to form superspecies with G. passerinum, G. brodiei, G. californicum and G. gnoma (including recently separated G. cobanense and G. hoskinsii), but DNA evidence clearly shows that G. passerinum and G. californicum are not closely related. Population of E & NE Africa sometimes separated as kilimense, included in licua. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- perlatum (Vieillot, 1817) - Senegambia to W Sudan; possibly also Liberia.
- licua (Lichtenstein, 1842) - E Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda S to N & E South Africa, Angola and Namibia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird scratching its head, shaking its plumage and flying away. Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp licua)
Josep del Hoyo 7 December 2005 6 years ago 51 sec 4.6 -
A bird perched on a branch Locality Tsavo West National Park, Kenya (ssp licua)
Jean Hupperetz 30 November 2003 8 years ago 18 sec 4.6 -
Different views of a bird in a tree at daytime Locality Yundum, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp perlatum)
Eldert Groenewoud 26 October 2005 4 years ago 44 sec 4.5 -
A bird perched in a tree Locality Tsavo West National Park, Kenya (ssp licua)
Jean Hupperetz 30 November 2003 8 years ago 32 sec 4.4 -
A bird on a branch Locality Brufut, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp perlatum)
Alex García · Videoaves 18 April 2011 15 weeks ago 32 sec 4 -
A bird in a tree at night. Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp licua)
Josep del Hoyo 7 December 2005 6 years ago 32 sec 3.9
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A perched adult bird.
Locality Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (ssp perlatum)
Steve Garvie 11 October 2008 2 years ago 4.2 -
In full daylight on a dead tree
Locality Kafue National Park, Zambia
Marco Valentini 4 September 2011 36 weeks ago 4.1 -
Portrait
Locality Okavango Delta, North-West District, Botswana
Libor Vaicenbacher 20 October 2011 14 weeks ago 4 -
A bird perching on the branch
Locality Borakalalo National Park, North West Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 11 April 2011 22 weeks ago 4 -
Resting in a tree in Namutoni Camp
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia
Lindsay Hansch 18 September 2007 1 year ago 3.8 -
Pearl-spotted Owlet perched on a branch
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia
Rhonda Hansch 18 September 2007 22 weeks ago 3.5
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Call. 7:17pm. Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia
(ssp licua)
Charles Hesse 16 November 2009 2 years ago 2
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