Guatemalan pygmy owl
| Guatemalan pygmy owl | |
|---|---|
| Guatemalan pygmy owl | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Glaucidium |
| Species: | G. cobanense |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucidium cobanense Sharpe, 1875 | |
| Distribution of Guatemalan pygmy owl Resident | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Guatemalan pygmy owl (Glaucidium cobanense) is a small "typical owl" in subfamily Surniinae. However, some taxonomic systems consider it to be a subspecies of northern pygmy owl (G. gnoma). It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.