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Eurasian Pygmy Owl / Glaucidium passerinum LC
- Synonyms Old World Pygmy-Owl, Eurasian Pygmy-Owl, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Old World Pygmy Owl, Pygmy Owl, Pygmy Owlet, European Pygmy-Owl, European Pygmy Owl
- Old latin name for bird Noctua minima, Strix passerina
Eurasian Pygmy Owlbird sounds *
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Related species
Subtropical Pygmy Owl
Sjöstedt's Barred Owlet
Pacific Pygmy Owl
Yungas Pygmy Owl
Albertine Owlet
Central American Pygmy Owl
Asian Barred Owlet
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Where to see Eurasian Pygmy Owl
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- China
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- Åland Islands
Eurasian Pygmy Owl subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glaucidium passerinum orientale | c, e Siberia, Mongolia and ne China | - | No |
| Glaucidium passerinum passerinum | c, n Europe to sw Siberia | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аБаӷырты , аТыкәамтыт |
| Afrikaans | Dwerguil |
| Albanian | Kukuvajka e vogel, Kukuvajka e vogël |
| Azerbaijani | sərçə xarabaçılı |
| Bashkir | кескәй ябалаҡ, суҡ, турғай ябалаҡ, һаҡ |
| Basque | Mozolo txiki |
| Belarusian | Вераб'іны сычык, Вераб’іны сычык, Сычык вераб'іны, Сычык вераб’іны |
| Breton | Ar gaouenn korr, Kaouenn gorr |
| Bulgarian | Малка кукумявка, Врабчова кукумявка, Малка (Врабчова) кукумявка |
| Catalan | mussolet eurasiàtic, Mussol menut, Mussol pirinenc |
| Chinese | 花头鸺鹠, [hua-tou xiu-liu], [xiao xiao], 花头侏鸺鹠, 小鸮 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 花頭鵂鶹, 花頭鸺鹠, 花頭侏鸺鹠 |
| Chuvash | çерçи тăмани, Çĕрçи тăмани, варапи тăмани, сала-кайăк тăмани |
| Croatian | mali ćuk, Ćukuša kukavica |
| Czech | kulíšek nejmenší |
| Danish | Spurveugle |
| Dutch | Dwerguil |
| Esperanto | paserstrigo |
| Estonian | värbkakk |
| Finnish | varpuspöllö |
| French | Chouette chevêchette, Chevêchette d’Europe, Chevêchette d'Europe |
| Frisian | Dwerchûle |
| Galician | Mouchiño, Moucho pigmeo |
| German | Sperlingkauz, Sperlingskauz |
| Greek | Σπουργιτόγλαυκα, Σπoυργιτόγλαυκα |
| Hebrew | כוס גמדי |
| Hungarian | törpekuvik |
| Icelandic | Sparrugla |
| Irish | Ulchabhán abhaic |
| Italian | Civetta nana eurasiatica, Civetta nana, Civetta nana comune |
| Japanese | スズメフクロウ |
| Kazakh | Байғызша, торғайдай байғызша, кішкене байғыз |
| Latvian | apodziņš, Zvirbuļpūcīte |
| Lithuanian | Žvirbulinė pelėda, paprastoji žvirblinė pelėda, Žvirbline peleda, Žvirblinė pelėda |
| Macedonian | Планински кукумјавка, мала кукумјавка, Џуџеста утка |
| Maltese | kokka-pigmi Ewroasjatika, kokka pigmea ta' l-Ewrażja |
| Manx | Hullad vinniagagh |
| Mongolian | Дорнодын бүгээхэй, Буслаг бүгээхэй, Буслаг сүлэг, Буслаг сүлиг, сүлиг |
| Northern Sami | Cihceskuolfi |
| Norwegian | spurveugle |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Sporveugle |
| Polish | Sowa jarzębata, sóweczka (zwyczajna), Sóweczka zwyczajna, sóweczka, Sowa jarzebata |
| Portuguese | Mocho-anão, mocho pigmeu, mocho-pigmeu-eurasiático, Mocho-pigmeu |
| Romanian | Ciuvică |
| Romansh | Tschuetta nanina |
| Russian | Сычик воробьиный, Воробьиный сыч, Воробьиный сычик, Сыч воробьиный, Sych-vorobey |
| Serbian | Patuljasti , Шумски чук, Patuljasti (šumski) cuk, šumski cuk, Патулјасти (Шумски) ћук, Mala sova, Patuljasti cuk, Патуљасти чук |
| Slovak | Kuvičok, čo k vrabčí, kuvičok vrabčí, Kuviček vrabčâ, Kuvik vrabčâ, Kuvik vrabčí, kuvik vrabčí/kuvičok vrabčí, kuvi k vrabčí, Kuviček vrabčí |
| Slovenian | mali skovik |
| Spanish | Mochuelo alpino, Mochuelo Chico |
| Swedish | sparvuggla |
| Tajik | чуғзи гунҷишкӣ |
| Tatar | чырайсыз ябалак, чырайсыз чыпчык ябалагы , чыпчык ябалагы , чыпчык чырайсыз ябалагы , чыпчыксыман байгышлар |
| Turkish | Байғызша, Serçe Baykuşu |
| Ukrainian | сичик-горобець євразійський, Сичик-горобець |
| Uzbek | митти бойўғли |
| Welsh | Cordylluan |