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Ron Weasley's owl is Pigwidgeon, or Pig. The name is taken from a real if esoteric word meaning small, or petty, which is an apt description of this overeager, hyperactive owl, especially compared to the more stately delivery owls. Pigwidgeon was a gift from Sirius Black to Ron, to replace his rat, Scabbers. Pigwidgeon was named by Ron's sister, Ginny.
It is also the name of a mischievous fairy in the poems of Michael Drayton.
There are various theories as to what kind of owl Pigwidgeon is (see below for example) but he is likely to be a Eurasian Pygmy Owl which is native to the Old World rather than the exclusively New World Elf Owl .
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Harry Potter animals
