Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (3)
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 28, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 28, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witkoluil |
| Catalan | mussolet perlat |
| Czech | kulíšek perlový |
| Dutch | Geparelde Dwerguil |
| English | Pearl-spotted Owlet |
| English (United States) | Pearl-spotted Owlet |
| French | Chevêchette perlée |
| French (France) | Chevêchette perlée |
| German | Perlzwergkauz |
| Icelandic | Perluugla |
| Japanese | アフリカスズメフクロウ |
| Norwegian | savanneugle |
| Polish | sóweczka sawannowa |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Mocho-perlado |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mochinho-pintado |
| Russian | Жемчужный сычик |
| Serbian | Biserna mala sova |
| Slovak | kuvičok perlovaný |
| Spanish | Mochuelo Perlado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mochuelo perlado |
| Swedish | pärlsparvuggla |
| Turkish | İncili Serçe Baykuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сичик-горобець савановий |
Glaucidium perlatum (Vieillot, 1817)
PROTONYM:
Strix perlata
Vieillot, 1817. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 7, p.26.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Senegal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GLAUCIDIUM
- perlata / perlatum / perlatus
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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)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Pearl-spotted Owlet