- Glaucidium albertinum
Identification
20 cm
- Rounded head, heavily spotted with white
- Plain mantle and back
- Barred breast
- Spotted belly and flanks
- Pale yellow eyes.
Distribution
[2]Africa:
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eastern Africa: Rwanda
Known from 5 specimens from north-eastern Zaire and northern Rwanda[1]
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
This taxon is considered a subspecies of Glaucidium capense (sensu lato) by some authors[2]
Some authorities place this species in genus Taenioglaux.
Habitat
Open montane and transitional forest, with many clearings.
Behaviour
The diet includes invertebrates.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
- König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Albertine Owlet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Albertine_Owlet
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
