Asian barred owlet
The Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) is a species of true owl, resident in northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. It ranges across north central and northeast India, Nepal Bhutan, north Bangladesh, and southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam). Its natural habitat is temperate forest.
| Asian barred owlet | |
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| Asian barred owlet – Sattal, Uttarakhand, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Glaucidium |
| Species: | G. cuculoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucidium cuculoides (Vigors, 1831) | |
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| Range of G. cuculoides Resident | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Glaucidium cuculoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- BirdLife species factsheet for Glaucidium cuculoides
- "Glaucidium cuculoides". Avibase.
- "Asian barred owlet media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Asian barred owlet photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Interactive range map of Glaucidium cuculoides at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Asian barred owlet on Xeno-canto.
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