Scientific Name
Glaucidium gnoma
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Glaucidium gnoma Wagler, 1832
Park
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
northern pygmy owl
Park Synonyms
Glaucidium gnoma californicum
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Aves |
Order | Strigiformes |
Family | Strigidae |
Subfamily | Surniinae |
Genus | Glaucidium |
Species | Glaucidium gnoma |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.; Yosemite Wildlife Observations database (YOSEWildObs.mdb); Siegel, R.B. and D.F. DeSante. Avian Inventory of Yosemite National Park (1998-2000). Revised Draft Final Report. The Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes Station, California; DeSante, D.F., Pyle, P. and D.R. Kaschube, 2005. The Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program in Yosemite National Park. Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes, California 153 pp.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Irregularly rare to fairly common winter visitor below 3000', uncommon resident from 3000' to 6000', rare resident to approximately 7000', and extremely rare at higher elevations; Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.; Siegel, R.B. and D.F. DeSante. Avian Inventory of Yosemite National Park (1998-2000). Revised Draft Final Report. The Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes Station, California.; DeSante, D.F., Pyle, P. and D.R. Kaschube, 2005. The Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program in Yosemite National Park. Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes, California. 153 pp.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Irregularly rare to fairly common winter visitor below 3000', uncommon resident from 3000' to 6000', rare resident to approximately 7000', and extremely rare at higher elevations; Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
55
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Steve Thompson
Created Date
8/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
lchow@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/23/2015 3:12:12 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.; YOSEWildlifeObs.mdb; YOSEIBPBirdInventory2000.mdb; YOSEMAPS2004.mdb
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