Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum)

Other Names (World)
Jungle Owlet, Barred Jungle Owlet

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
20.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Tickell, 1833)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh (B), Bhutan (B), India (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Sri Lanka (B).

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 (72)...)

Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) [XC369235]
by Antonio Xeira from Thekkady--Bamboo Grooves, Kumily Thekkady Road, Idukki County, Kerala, India (song)

Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) [XC161441]
by Hans Matheve from Aldona, North Goa, Goa, India (call, song)

Subspecies
Possibly forms superspecies with Chestnut-backed Owlet (Glaucidium castanotum), with which has been considered conspecific. Although both present in Sri Lanka, they occupy different habitats.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

radiatum (Tickell, 1833) - Himalayas from Himachal Pradesh east to Bhutan, Bangladesh and possibly western Myanmar, and south through India. Also Sri Lanka.
malabaricum (Blyth, 1846) - South-western India.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) - 10 files

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