Collared owlet

Collared owlet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Glaucidium
Species: G. brodiei
Binomial name
Glaucidium brodiei
(Burton, 1836)

The collared owlet (Glaucidium brodiei) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is the smallest owl in Asia, at 15 cm (5.9 in) and 60 g (2.1 oz).

Subspecies

There are four recognized subspecies:[2]

See also

References


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