home


 

Northern Pygmy-Owl
(Glaucidium gnoma)

 

 

Skull

Northern Pygmy-0wl Skull
Northern Pygmy-0wl Skull
Northern Pygmy-0wl Skull
Dorsal View
Ventral View
Lateral View

 


Total Length Male = 33.98 - 35.92 mm Mean = 34.72 mm (n=8) Female = 34.18 - 36.78 mm Mean = 35.72 mm (n=9)
Width Male = 24.58 - 26.78 mm  Mean = 26.03 mm (n=10 ) Female = 26.08 - 27.55 mm Mean = 26.90 mm (n=9)



 


 

Tarsometatarsus

NPOW
NPOW
Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 18.97 - 19.88 Mean = 19.35 mm (n=10) Female = 19.48 - 21.30 mm Mean = 20.01 mm (n=9)
Proximal End Width Male = 4.58 - 5.08 mm Mean = 4.70 mm (n=10) Female = 4.69 - 5.34 mm Mean = 502 mm (n=9)
Distal End Width Male = 4.50 - 5.36 mm Mean = 5.18 mm  (n=10) Female = 5.44 - 5.99 mm Mean = 5.60 mm  (n=9)

 

 




Tibiotarsus


NPOW

NPOW
Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 35.66 - 38.14 mm Mean = 36.72 mm  (n=9) Female = 36.65 - 40.24 mm Mean = 38.47 mm (n=8)
Proximal End Width Male 4.27 - 4.96 mm Mean = 4.75 mm  (n=8) Female = 4.91 - 5.33 mm Mean = 5.06 mm (n=6)
Distal End Width Male = 4.42 - 5.00 mm Mean = 4.80 mm  (n=10) Female = 4.82 - 5.45 mm Mean = 5.08 mm (n=9)

 

 


 

Femur

NPOW
NPOW
Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male =26.30 - 27.30 mm Mean = 26.83 mm  (n=10) Female = 26.88 - 28.84 mm Mean = 27.92 mm  (n=10)
Proximal End Width Male = 4.98 - 5.43 mm Mean = 5.20 mm  (n=10) Female = 5.09 - 5.62 mm Mean =5.40 mm (n=10)
Distal End Width Male = 4.85 - 5.56 mm Mean = 5.06 mm  (n=10) Female = 4.95 - 5.60 mm Mean = 5.40 mm (n=10)

 

 



Humerus

NPOW
NPOW
Right and Left
Anterior View

Left and Right
Posterior View


Total Length Male = 31.46 - 32.57 mm Mean = 32.07 mm (n=10) Female = 32.16 - 34.44 mm Mean = 33.57 mm (n=9)
Proximal End Width Male 6.74 - 7.95 mm Mean = 7.08 mm  (n=10) Female5.78 - 7.37 mm Mean = 7.08 mm (n=10)
Distal End Width Male = 5.80 - 6.16 mm Mean = 6.03 mm (n=10) Female = 5.95 - 6.50 mm Mean = 6.22 mm (n=10)



 



Ulna

NPOW
NPOW
Left and Right
Extensor View
Right and Left
Palmer View

 

Total Length Male = 36.64 - 38.13 mm Mean = 37.52 mm  (n=10) Female = 37.32 - 40.43 mm mean = 39.34 mm (n=8)
Proximal End Width Male = 2.91 - 3.94 mm Mean = 3.29 mm (n=10) Female = 3.07 - 4.22 mm Mean = 3.73 mm  (n=9)
Distal End Width Male =2.97 - 3.31 mm Mean = 3.17 mm (n=10) Female = 3.01 - 3.63 mm Mean = 3.32 mm (n=8)

 

 



Radius

NPOW
NPOW
Right and Left
Dorsal or Extensor View
Left and Right
Ventral or Palmar View


 

Total Length Male = 35.05 - 36.76 mm Mean = 35.98 mm  (n=10) Female 35.78 - 38.68 mm Mean = 37.58 mm  (n=8)
Proximal End Width Male = 2.28 - 2.59 mm Mean = 2.39 mm (n=10) Female = 2.40 - 2.61 mm Mean = 2.48 mm (n=9)
Distal End Width Male = 2.77 - 3.11 mm Mean = 2.95 mm  (n=10) Female = 2.48 - 3.33 mm Mean = 3.01 mm  (n=8)

 

 



Carpometacarpus

NPOW
NPOW
Right and Left
Palmar View
Left and Right
Extensor View

 

Total length Male = 16.91 - 17.49 mm Mean = 17.20 mm  (n=9) Female = 16.96 - 18.45 mm Mean = 17.91 mm (n=9)
Proximal End Width Male = 3.44 - 3.73 mm Mean = 3.60 mm  (n=10) Female = 3.68 - 4.25 mm Mean = 3.82 mm  (n=9)
Distal End Width Male 2.45 - 3.14 mm Mean = 3.00 mm (n=10) Female = 2.96 - 3.36 mm Mean = 3.13 mm  (n=9)

 

 

Top


 


The Bones Instructions Methods Credits FAQs Royal BC Museum