Asian barred owlet
| Asian barred owlet | |
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| Barred owlet in Mae Wong National Park, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand | |
| 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, 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.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Glaucidium cuculoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glaucidium cuculoides. |
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Wikispecies has information related to: Glaucidium cuculoides |
- BirdLife species factsheet for Glaucidium cuculoides
- Glaucidium cuculoides on Avibase
- Asian barred owlet videos, photos, and sounds at the 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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