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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Red-chested Owlet* |
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Glaucidium tephronotum |
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Description (10)
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Red-chested Owlet
© flickr.com
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Other Names (World)
Red-chested Owlet, Yellow-legged Owlet
Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)
Size
21 cm
First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1875
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 2150 m.
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Côte dIvoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)
Red-chested Owlet (Glaucidium tephronotum) [XC144138]
by James Bradley from Cavalla Forest, Grand Gedeh, Liberia (song)
Red-chested Owlet (Glaucidium tephronotum) [XC422271]
by id from Bobiri Butterfly Reserve, Ghana (song)
Subspecies
Proposed subspecies lukolelae from central-western Zaire and kivuense from eastern Zaire included within subspecies medje.
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
- tephronotum Sharpe, 1875 - Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.
- pycrafti Bates, 1911 - Cameroon.
- medje Chapin, 1932 - Congo Basin, eastern Zaire and south-western Uganda.
- elgonense Granvik, 1934 - Eastern Uganda and western Kenya.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Red-chested Owlet see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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