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Class Aves
Order Strigiformes
Family Strigidae

Glaucidium gnoma—Northern Pygmy Owl // Glaucidium kurochkini—Kurochkin's Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium gnoma (Wagler 1832)—Northern Pygmy Owl

This extremely small owl occurs throughout the region, though generally in Ponderosa Pine forest or, lower down, in cottonwood or oak (Ligon 1961).

Sites.

Wisconsin: Carpinteria (Guthrie 2009).

Mid/Late Wisconsin: Rancho La Brea (Stock and Harris 1992).

Late Wisconsin: Sandia Cave (Brasso and Emslie 2006: cf.).

Literature. Brasso and Emslie 2006; Guthrie 2009; Ligon 1961; Stock and Harris 1992.

†Glaucidium kurochkini (Campbell and Bocheński 2013)—Kurochkin's Pygmy Owl

Sites.

Wisconsin: Carpinteria (Campbell and Bocheński 2013).

Mid/Late Wisconsin: Rancho La Brea (Stock and Harris 1992).

Literature. Campbell and Bocheński 2013.

Last Update: 19 Jun 2014