Family Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Least Concern
Colima Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium palmarum)
Taxonomy
French: Chevêchette du Colima German: Palmenzwergkauz Spanish: Mochuelo de Colima
Taxonomy:
Glaucidium palmarum
Nelson
, 1901,Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
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Subspecies and Distribution
G. p. oberholseri
R. T. Moore, 1937 – S Sonora to S Sinaloa (NW Mexico).
G. p. palmarum
Nelson, 1901 – Nayarit to Oaxaca (SW Mexico).
G. p. griscomi
R. T. Moore, 1947 – SW Morelos and NE Guerrero (SC Mexico).
Descriptive notes
13–15 cm; male c. 45 g, female c. 50 g. Tiny pygmy-owl. Facial disc brownish, flecked white, with short whitish eyebrows; crown and nape greyish tawny-brown with... read more
Voice
Song comprises 2–24 short hoots separated by long pauses; often successively increasing... read more
Habitat
Dry tropical semi-deciduous forest (thorn forest), usually in foothills; locally in pine-oak forest... read more
Food and feeding
Very little information. Reported to take small birds, reptiles, other small vertebrates and large insects.
Breeding
Poorly studied. Said to lay during May. Most nests probably in tree cavity, often old woodpecker hole. Clutch size reported to be 2... read more
Movements
Presumably resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). CITES II. Fairly common to common within range, but little quantitative data are available. Information on status, population trends... read more
Considered a member of G. minutissimum complex, which includes also G. sanchezi, G. griseiceps, G. par
keri and G. hardyi; further study needed to determine true relationships. Recently separated from G. minutissimum on basis of vocalizations. Racial differentiation uncertain, variation perhaps only individual or reflecting polymorphy; species often treated as monotypic#R#R#R. Three subspecies tentatively recognized.