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The jungle owlet, or barred jungle owlet, (Glaucidium radiatum) is found in the Indian Subcontinent. The species is often found singly, in pairs or small groups and are usually detected by their calls at dawn and dusk. There are two subspecies with the form found in the Western Ghats sometimes considered a full species.
Scientific Name : Glaucidium radiatum
Family : Strigidae
Order : Strigiformes
Class : Aves
Type : Owls
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 20 - 22
Compare Size : Bulbul +
Wingspan : 120 - 136
Weight : 88 - 114
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : four eggs
Other Names :
English : Barred jungle owlet
Habitat:
scrub forest to deciduous and moist deciduous forests
Breeding:
March to May
Feeding:
insects, small birds, reptiles, and rodents
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Head | rounded and is finely barred all over |
| Wing | brownish |
| Tail | narrowly barred in white |
| Upperparts | dark black-brown barred with white |
| Upperwing coverts | have white and rufous patches |
| Primaries | dark-brown and barred with pale-chestnut |
| Secondaries | dark-brown and barred with pale-chestnut |
| Underparts | whitish or pale-rufous barred with black |
| Chin | has a whitish patch on the chin |
| Breast | has a whitish patch on upper breast |
| Belly | has a whitish patch on centre |
| Iris | yellow |
| Bill | greenish |