Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Sometimes considered to form a species-group with G. brodiei and G. perlatum, and New World G. gnoma, but DNA evidence shows that present species and G. g. californicum are not closely related. Subspecies orientale intergrades with nominate in W Siberia and Altai Mts. Two subspecies recognized.
Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2021. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
medium |
| Land-mass type |
|
Average mass |
- |
Population justification: In Europe, the total population size is estimated at 165,000-313,000 mature individuals, with 82,900-157,000 breeding pairs (BirdLife International 2021), and comprises approximately 35% of the species' global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is between 471,000-894,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is desirable. In Europe, the species' population is considered to have remained relatively stable over three generations (10 years) (BirdLife International 2021). Based on these data, and the proportion of the species' global range that this region holds, the global population size is considered to be stable over three generations. The population is suspected to fluctuate in relation to rodent prey populations and weather conditions (del Hoyo et al. 1999). This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat, which is estimated to be declining at a slow rate within its mapped range (Global Forest Watch 2024).
Trend justification: .
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/eurasian-pygmy-owl-glaucidium-passerinum on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.
