Glaucidium hoskinsii

Cape dwarf detective ^[1] ( lat. Glaucidium hoskinsii ) is a small bird species from the owl family.

Glaucidium hoskinsii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryotes Kingdom: Animals Kingdom : Eumetazoi No rank : Bilateral symmetrical No rank : Secondary Type of: Chordate Subtype : Vertebrates Infratype : Maxillary Overclass : Tetrapods Grade: Birds Subclass : Real birds Infraclass : Newborn Squad: Owls Family: Owls Subfamily : Surniinae Gender: Sparrow owls View: Glaucidium hoskinsii
International scientific name
Glaucidium hoskinsii Brewster , 1888
Synonyms
Glaucidium gnoma hoskinsii
Security status
Least Concerned IUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 61791676

Body length 16 cm ^[2] . The head is round. Feather "ears" are absent. The color of the upper body is from light brown-brown to gray-brown. On the lower part of the body, longitudinal stripes are clearly visible. The “false face” on the back of the head is especially pronounced in this species.

The species is common in the south of the Mexican state of Southern Baja California . Sedentary bird. It lives in pine and oak-pine forests at an altitude of 1,500–2,100 m. It is active both during the day and at dusk. The diet includes insects, small mammals, reptiles and small birds. Nothing is known about the biology of reproduction.