Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Basque | Mozolotxo eurasiarra |
| Bulgarian | Врабчова кукумявка |
| Catalan | mussolet eurasiàtic |
| Chinese (SIM) | 花头鸺鹠 |
| Croatian | mali ćuk |
| Czech | kulíšek nejmenší |
| Danish | Spurveugle |
| Dutch | Dwerguil |
| English | Eurasian Pygmy-Owl |
| English (United States) | Eurasian Pygmy-Owl |
| Finnish | varpuspöllö |
| French | Chevêchette d'Europe |
| French (France) | Chevêchette d'Europe |
| German | Sperlingskauz |
| Greek | Σπουργιτόγλαυκα |
| Hebrew | כוס גמדי |
| Hungarian | Törpekuvik |
| Icelandic | Sparrugla |
| Italian | Civetta nana |
| Japanese | スズメフクロウ |
| Latvian | Apodziņš |
| Lithuanian | Žvirblinė pelėda |
| Mongolian | Буслаг сүлэг |
| Norwegian | spurveugle |
| Polish | sóweczka |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mocho-anão |
| Romanian | Ciuvică |
| Russian | Воробьиный сычик |
| Serbian | Mala sova |
| Slovak | kuvičok vrabčí |
| Slovenian | Mali skovik |
| Spanish | Mochuelo Chico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mochuelo chico |
| Swedish | sparvuggla |
| Turkish | Serçe Baykuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сичик-горобець євразійський |
Glaucidium passerinum (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Strix passerina
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.93.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe, restricted type locality Sweden, ex Fn. Suec.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GLAUCIDIUM
- passerinum / passerinus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Eurasian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium passerinum Scientific name definitions
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 26, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 26, 2016
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Adult
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Adult
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Juvenile
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Adult
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Macaulay Library Photos for Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
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