Collared Owlet
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| Glaucidium brodiei (Burton, 1836) |
The Collared Owlet (Glaucidium brodiei) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. 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 (6 in) and 60 grams (2.1 oz).
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- BirdLife International 2004. Glaucidium brodiei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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