Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Tamaulipas Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium sanchezi) - HBW 5, p. 216
French: Chevêchette du Tamaulipas
German: Sanchezzwergkauz
Spanish: Mochuelo Tamaulipeco
Taxonomy: Glaucidium sanchezi Lowery and Newman, 1949, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Considered member of G. minutissimum complex, which also includes G. palmarum, G. griseiceps, G. parkeri and G. hardyi; further study needed to determine true relationships. Recently separated from G. minutissimum on basis of vocalizations. Monotypic.
Distribution: NE Mexico (S Tamaulipas, SE San Luis Potosí and extreme N Hidalgo).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close-up of a female Locality Rancho Cielo, San Luis Potosí State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Greg R Homel 2005 4 years ago 44 sec 4.9 -
A close-up of a male Locality Rancho Cielo, San Luis Potosí State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Greg R Homel 2005 4 years ago 23 sec 4.8 -
A pair copulating Locality Rancho Cielo, San Luis Potosí State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Greg R Homel 2005 4 years ago 12 sec 4.6
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A juvenile, to judge from its plumage
Locality El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
monicayhector 1 January 2006 2 years ago 2.8
- No sound recordings available yet
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