Chestnut-backed Owlet (Glaucidium castanotum)

Other Names (World)
Chestnut-backed Owlet, Sri Lanka Chestnut-backed Owlet

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1846)

Habitat
Dense wet forests of the lowlands and hills, logged forests, rubber plantations, scrub and cultivated land. From sea-level - 1,950 m.

Range (Guide)

Sri Lanka (B).

Sri Lanka.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010).

Status NT
Forest degradation and fragmentation through excessive gathering of fuelwood, clearance for permanent agriculture, shifting cultivation, fire, urbanisation and logging are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (27)...)

Chestnut-backed Owlet (Glaucidium castanotum) [XC207877]
by Hans Matheve from Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (call)

Chestnut-backed Owlet (Glaucidium castanotum) [XC165527]
by Peter Boesman from Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (alarm call)

Subspecies
Possibly forms superspecies with Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum). Although both present in Sri Lanka, they occupy different habitats. Formerly treated as subspecies of either Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) or Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chestnut-backed Owlet (Glaucidium castanotum) - 10 files

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