Asian Barred Owlet

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Asian Barred Owlet

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Glaucidium
Species: G. cuculoides
Binomial name
Glaucidium cuculoides
(Vigors, 1831)

The Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) is a species of true owl. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

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  1. ^ BirdLife International 2004. Glaucidium cuculoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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