Baja pygmy owl
| Baja pygmy owl | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Glaucidium |
| Species: | G. hoskinsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucidium hoskinsii Brewster, 1888 | |
| Distribution of Baja pygmy owl Resident | |
| Synonyms | |
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Glaucidium gnoma hoskinsii | |
The Baja pygmy owl (Glaucidium hoskinsii) or cape pygmy owl, is a subspecies of northern pygmy owl restricted to the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Although some taxonomists, including the International Ornithologists' Union, consider it to be a distinct species, other authorities, including the American Ornithological Society, do not consider it separate, and consider it to be a subspecies of the northern pygmy owl.