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[[Javan Owlet]] has been split from [[Asian Barred Owlet]]. | [[Javan Owlet]] has been split from [[Asian Barred Owlet]]. | ||
| − | Eight subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: ''cuculoides'' | + | Eight subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| + | *''G. c. cuculoides'': | ||
| + | :*[[Himalayas]] (north-eastern [[Pakistan]] and Kashmir to western Sikkim) | ||
| + | *''G. c. austerum'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern Sikkim to [[Bhutan]], north-eastern Assam and north-western [[Myanmar]] | ||
| + | *''G. c. rufescens'': | ||
| + | :*North-eastern [[India]], [[Bangladesh]] and northern [[Myanmar]] | ||
| + | *''G. c. bruegeli'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Myanmar]] and southern [[Thailand]] | ||
| + | *''G. c. delacouri'': | ||
| + | :*Northern [[Indochina]] | ||
| + | *''G. c. deignani'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Thailand]] and southern [[Indochina]] | ||
| + | *''G. c. whitelyi'': | ||
| + | :*Sichuan, Yunnan and south-eastern [[China]] south of Yangtze to north-eastern [[Vietnam]] | ||
| + | *''G. c. persimile'': | ||
| + | :*Hainan (southern [[China]]) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forests mostly in foothills and mountains, but locally also in lowland rainforest. | Forests mostly in foothills and mountains, but locally also in lowland rainforest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Active during the day, most vocal in the morning. | + | Active during the day, most vocal in the morning. Flight is undulating. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Glaucidium+cuculoides}} | {{GSearch|Glaucidium+cuculoides}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glaucidium]] | + | <br /> |
| + | {{Video|Asian_Barred_Owlet}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glaucidium]][[Category:Videos]] | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 19 May 2009
- Glaucidium cuculoides
Identification
Distribution
Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
Javan Owlet has been split from Asian Barred Owlet.
Eight subspecies are recognized[1]:
- G. c. cuculoides:
- G. c. austerum:
- G. c. rufescens:
- North-eastern India, Bangladesh and northern Myanmar
- G. c. bruegeli:
- G. c. delacouri:
- Northern Indochina
- G. c. deignani:
- G. c. whitelyi:
- G. c. persimile:
- Hainan (southern China)
Habitat
Forests mostly in foothills and mountains, but locally also in lowland rainforest.
Behaviour
Active during the day, most vocal in the morning. Flight is undulating.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- König, C., F. Weick, & J.-H. Becking. 1999. Owls - a guide to the owls of the world. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300079206 was checked for several of the sections
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