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747:References
727:, Mexico.
641:amphibians
576:Nuevo León
529:subspecies
441:Phelps, WH
393:Van Rossem
376:glaukidion
364:Glaucidium
223:Gmelin, JF
184:Glaucidium
815:cites.org
661:scorpions
470:, 1929 –
447:, 1951 –
399:to north
307:pygmy owl
300:Argentina
191:Species:
173:Strigidae
129:Kingdom:
123:Eukaryota
1484:Wikidata
1445:Species+
1385:2.106384
1372:22689248
1346:10195224
1222:61815999
1217:BirdLife
1150:Wikidata
877:(1826).
857:(1648).
837:(1788).
695:Breeding
657:crickets
637:reptiles
635:, other
541:ridgwayi
537:genetics
522:Trinidad
503:Brodkorb
313:Taxonomy
296:Paraguay
169:Family:
143:Chordata
139:Phylum:
133:Animalia
119:Domain:
79:IUCN 3.1
1530:1063497
1517:9781888
1297:5232118
1204:Avibase
1156:Q518608
649:insects
645:mammals
633:lizards
531:of the
526:endemic
468:Chapman
401:Nayarit
355:in his
292:Bolivia
268:Arizona
225:, 1788)
179:Genus:
159:Order:
149:Class:
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1437:933120
1411:fepowl
1359:177908
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1279:EURING
1271:fepowl
1245:fepowl
1184:fepyow
947:
912:"Owls"
741:Secure
725:Sonora
687:, and
647:, and
459:Daudin
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423:Sharpe
414:Oaxaca
397:Sonora
288:Brazil
276:Mexico
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1424:72222
1398:78217
1341:IRMNG
1333:19822
1266:eBird
1258:3G63J
1242:BOW:
629:birds
380:glaux
341:Strix
337:genus
286:into
282:, to
96:CITES
90:CITES
1525:ITIS
1512:GBIF
1450:3350
1393:NCBI
1367:IUCN
1354:ITIS
1292:GBIF
1284:7530
1235:9508
1230:BOLD
1055:2022
1026:2022
945:ISBN
924:2022
797:2018
780:IUCN
776:2016
701:eggs
689:mice
595:Call
584:buff
432:Todd
298:and
278:and
252:The
153:Aves
1499:CoL
1315:IBC
1253:CoL
1191:ADW
1180:ABA
784:doi
735:by
574:In
551:).
329:'s
264:owl
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