Eurasian Pygmy-Owl / Glaucidium passerinum
Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
SCI Name:
Protonym: Strix passerina Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.93
Taxonomy: Strigiformes / Strigidae / Glaucidium
Taxonomy Code: eupowl1
Type Locality: Europe, restricted type locality Sweden, ex Fn. Suec.
Author: Linnaeus
Publish Year: 1758
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
GLAUCIDIUM
(Strigidae; Ϯ Northern Pygmy Owl G. passerinum) Gr. γλαυκιδιον glaukidion little owl, owlet < dim. γλαυξ glaux, γλαυκος glaukos owl; "IV. Fam. Strigidae ... Glaucidium: St. nana Tem; passerina Lin. u. a. m." (Boie 1826); "Glaucidium Boie, Isis von Oken, 1826, Bd. 2, col. 970. Type, by subsequent designation, Strix passerina Linné (Gray, List Gen. Bds., 1840, p. 6)." (Peters, 1940, IV, p. 127).
Var. Gaucidium.
Synon. Microglaux, Microptynx, Noctua, Nyctipetes, Phalaenopsis, Smithiglaux, Taenioglaux, Taenioptynx.
passerinum / passerinus
L. passerinus sparrow-like (i.e. sparrow-sized, small) < passer, passeris sparrow (see passerina).
● "44. PSITTACUS. ... passerinus. 37. P. brachyurus luteo virens, macula alarum alisque subtus cæruleis. Mus. Ad. Fr. I. p. 14. Habitat in America. Magnitudo Passeris. Remiges subtus & tectrices alarum primariæ cæruleæ.” (Linnaeus 1758) (Forpus).
● "42. STRIX. ... passerina. 11. S. capite lævi, remigibus albis: maculis quinque ordinum. Fn. Svec. 53. Noctua minima. Gesn. av. 620. Aldr. ornith. l. 8. c. 7. Will. ornith. 69. t. 13. Raj. av. 26. n. 6. Alb. av. 2. p. 12. t. 12. Frisch. av. t. 100. Habitat in Europa." (Linnaeus 1758) (Glaucidium).
● ex “Petit pic de S. Domingue” of Brisson 1760 (Veniliornis).
SUBSPECIES
Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (passerinum)
SCI Name: Glaucidium passerinum passerinum
passerinum / passerinus
L. passerinus sparrow-like (i.e. sparrow-sized, small) < passer, passeris sparrow (see passerina).
● "44. PSITTACUS. ... passerinus. 37. P. brachyurus luteo virens, macula alarum alisque subtus cæruleis. Mus. Ad. Fr. I. p. 14. Habitat in America. Magnitudo Passeris. Remiges subtus & tectrices alarum primariæ cæruleæ.” (Linnaeus 1758) (Forpus).
● "42. STRIX. ... passerina. 11. S. capite lævi, remigibus albis: maculis quinque ordinum. Fn. Svec. 53. Noctua minima. Gesn. av. 620. Aldr. ornith. l. 8. c. 7. Will. ornith. 69. t. 13. Raj. av. 26. n. 6. Alb. av. 2. p. 12. t. 12. Frisch. av. t. 100. Habitat in Europa." (Linnaeus 1758) (Glaucidium).
● ex “Petit pic de S. Domingue” of Brisson 1760 (Veniliornis).
Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (orientale)
SCI Name: Glaucidium passerinum orientale
orientale / orientalis
L. orientalis eastern, oriental < oriens, orientis east.
● Asia; ex “Anser moschoviticus” of Albin 1731-1738, and “Anser chinensis” of Linnaeus 1747 (syn. Anser cygnoides).
● India; ex Ardea antigone Linnaeus, 1758, “Grus orientalis” of Brisson 1760, and “Indian Crane” of Latham 1785 (syn. Antigone antigone).
● East Indies (= Seram and New Guinea); ex “Casoar des Indes orientales” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 313 (syn. Casuarius casuarius).
● India; ex “Eastern Parrot” of Latham 1781 (?syn. Eclectus roratus).
● East Indies (= Amboina); ex “Coucou noir des Indes” (= ♂) and “Coucou tacheté des Indes” (=♀) of Brisson 1760 (subsp. Eudynamys scolopaceus).
● East Indies (=Java); ex “Rollier des Indes” of Brisson 1760 (Eurystomus).
● East Indies; ex “Merula indica” of Brisson 1760, “Merle des Indes Orientales” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 273, fig. 2, and “Ash-rumped Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Lalage nigra).
● India; ex “Indian Bee-eater” and “Coromandel Bee-eater” of Latham 1782-1787 (Merops).
● Asia; ex “Onocrotalus” or “Pelecanus” of previous authors (syn. Pelecanus onocrotalus).
● "91. TETRAO. ... orientalis. 12. T. pedibus antice pilosis: abdomine gulaque atra, collari ferrugineo, cauda cuneiformi. Tetrao orientalis. Hasselq. it. 278. n. 43. Perdix damascena. Will. orn. 128. Francolin. Tournef. it. I. p. 158. t. 158. Habitat in Oriente." (Linnaeus 1758) (Pterocles).
● China; ex “Tourterelle brune de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1782, and “Chinese Turtle” of Latham 1783 (Streptopelia).
● China; ex “China Owl” of Latham 1801 (syn. Strix seloputo).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)