Collared owlet
| Collared owlet | |
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| 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]
- Glaucidium brodiei borneense Sharpe, 1893
- Glaucidium brodiei brodiei (Burton, 1836)
- Glaucidium brodiei pardalotum (Swinhoe, 1863)
- Glaucidium brodiei sylvaticum (Bonaparte, 1850)
See also
- Elf owl, the smallest owl
- Mountain pygmy owl, another very small owl
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Glaucidium brodiei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Glaucidium brodiei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
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