Great pygmy owl

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Great pygmy owl
Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Owls (Strigiformes)
Family : Real owls (Strigidae)
Genre : Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium )
Type : Great pygmy owl
Scientific name
Glaucidium sjostedti
Reichenow , 1893

The great pygmy owl ( Glaucidium sjostedti , syn .: Taenioglaux sjostedti ), also called the pygmy owl, is a species of bird from the family of real owls (Strigidae).

Some authors assign this species, together with others, to the genus Taenioglaux .

The Latin name refers to Yngve Sjöstedt .

The species is found in Central Africa , Equatorial Guinea , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Gabon , Cameroon , Nigeria and the Republic of the Congo .

Their distribution area mainly includes forest areas in the lowlands and parts of the Cameroon Mountains .

description

The great pygmy owl is 20 to 25 cm tall and weighs around 140 g. The head and neck are brown with white banding, the face is brown with yellow-brown to white banding, the iris is yellow, the wax skin and beak are pale yellow. The upper side is red-brown with white spots on the wing-coverts , the underside is light-brown with red-brown banding.

voice

The call of the male is described as 3 to 6 tones called "kroo-kroo-kroo-kroo" over a few seconds.

Way of life

The diet consists mainly of insects as well as arachnids , mice , small snakes , shellfish and young birds.

The breeding season is between July in Gabon and February to December in Cameroon. The nest is made in caves.

Hazardous situation

The little owl is not considered endangered ('' least concern '').

literature

  • Claus König , Friedhelm Weick: '' Owls of the World ''. Christopher Helm, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
  • A. Reichenow, Anton: Ornithological monthly reports. Edited by Prof. Dr. Anton Reichenow, 1, 1893, p. 65.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Owl World
  2. ↑ Prachtzwergkauz in Avibase - The World Bird Database
  3. ^ H. Mikkola: Owls of the World - A Photographic Guide. 2nd Edition. Bloomsbury, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4729-0593-2 .
  4. ↑ C. König, F. Weick, J, -H. Becking: Owls A Guide to the Owls of the World. Pica Press, 1999, ISBN 1-873403-74-7 , pp. 354-355.
  5. ^ JA Jobling: Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology. In: J. Del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie and E. De Juana (Eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. 2019 (retrieved from www.hbw.com on 6 August 2019).
  6. ^ IOC World Bird List Owls
  7. ↑ Owlpages
  8. ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
  9. ^ IUCN Redlist

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