Micrathene whitneyi graysoni (Ridgway, 1886:333)
Socorro Elf owl
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Micrathene graysoni Ridgway, 1886:333 (original combination); Micropallas socorroensis “Ridgway” Sharpe 1899:299
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1931 (Jehl & Parkes, 1983)
IUCN RedList status: "likely to be extinct"
Distribution
Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: USNM collection
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Ridgway, Robert. (1886). Description of a New Species of Elf Owl from Socorro Island, Western Mexico. The Auk 3(3): 333-334.
Other references:
BirdLife International. (2012). Micrathene whitneyi. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 19 August 2013.
del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (1999) Handbook of the birds of the world, 5. Lynx Ed., Barcelona.
Jehl, J. R. and Parkes, K. C. (1983). "Replacements" of landbird species on Socorro Island, Mexico. The Auk 100: 551-559.
Johnsgard P (2002) North American owls. Biology and natural history. Smithsonian Institute Press.
König C, Weick F, Becking JH (1999) Owls. A guide to the owls of the world. Pica Press.
Matthews, Thomas J. et al. (2022). Threatened and extinct island endemic birds of the world: Distribution, threats and functional diversity. Journal of Biogeography. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14474
Ridgway R (1914) Birds of North and Middle America. Striges. US Nat Mus Bull 50: 594-825.
Wehtje, W., Walter, H.S., Rodríguez-Estrella, R., Llinas, J. and Castellanos-Vera, A. (1993). An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Isla Socorro, Mexico. Western Birds 24: 1-16.
Weick, Friedhelm. (2006). Owls (Strigiformes): Annotated and Illustrated Checklist. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.