Pernambuco pygmy owl

Pernambuco pygmy owl

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Glaucidium
Species:
G. mooreorum
Binomial name
Glaucidium mooreorum
Silva, Coelho & Gonzaga, 2003[3]
Distribution of Pernambuco pygmy owl
  Resident

The Pernambuco pygmy owl (Glaucidium mooreorum) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. This species, first described in 2002, is endemic to Pernambuco state in Brazil.[4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2019). "Glaucidium mooreorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22733081A156084939. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22733081A156084939.en.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Silva, J.M.C.; Coelho, G.; Gonzaga, L.P. (2002). "Discovered on the brink of extinction: A new species of Pygmy-Owl (Strigidae: Glaucidium) from Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil". Ararajuba. 10 (2): 123–130. Note that although this article is dated December 2002 at the top of the first page, the article includes the text "Recebido em 15 de dezembro de 2002; aceito em 15 de março de 2003" (translation: Received December 15, 2002; accepted on March 15, 2003.)
  4. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.2)". Retrieved July 14, 2021.