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[[Image:asian_barred_owlet_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}} <br />Bhimtal, Alt. 4900 ft. ( 1467 M ), Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], 28 Oct 2010]]
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;[[:Category:Glaucidium|Glaucidium]] cuculoides
 
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[[Image:Asian_Barred_Owlet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|pN'd|pN'd}} <br/>Photo taken:  Chantaburi, [[Thailand]]]]
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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22-25 cm (8½-9¾ in).<br />
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As opposed to most ''[[:Category:Glaucidium|Glaucidium]]'' owls, this species has no false eyes at the rear of the head. <br />
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Barred in brown and white both above and below, and has a white marking on the throat. Lower parts of underside broadly streaked in white and brown.<br />
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Tail dark with few whitish bars. Eyes lemon to yellow.
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====Similar species====
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[[Image:Asian Barred Owlet.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies '' G. c. bruegeli''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|robby+thai|robby thai}} <br />Singburi, [[Thailand]], 16 January 2015]]
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Compare with smaller [[Jungle Owlet]] which replaces this species in most of [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]], and with [[Collared Owlet]] which has spotted crown and false eyes on back of head.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[Hong Kong]], [[India]], [[Laos]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]]. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
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[[Pakistan]], [[Bhutan]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[China]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]], and [[Vietnam]].  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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It has been split into 2 species
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[[Javan Owlet]] has been split from [[Asian Barred Owlet]].
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* ''Glaucidium cuculoides''
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* ''Glaucidium castanopterum''
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Some authorities place this species in genus ''[[:Category:Taenioglaux|Taenioglaux]]''.
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====Subspecies====
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[[Image:IMG 26772.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|HongKongPixels|HongKongPixels}}<br />[[Hong Kong]], May 2012]]
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Eight subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''G. c. cuculoides'':
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:*[[Himalayas]] (north-eastern [[Pakistan]] and Kashmir to western Sikkim)
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*''G. c. austerum'':
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:*Eastern Sikkim to [[Bhutan]], north-eastern Assam and north-western [[Myanmar]]
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*''G. c. rufescens'':
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:*North-eastern [[India]], [[Bangladesh]] and northern [[Myanmar]]
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*''G. c. bruegeli'':
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:*Southern [[Myanmar]] and southern [[Thailand]]
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*''G. c. delacouri'':
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:*Northern [[Indochina]]
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*''G. c. deignani'':
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:*South-eastern [[Thailand]] and southern [[Indochina]]
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*''G. c. whiteleyi'':
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:*Sichuan, Yunnan and south-eastern [[China]] south of Yangtze to north-eastern [[Vietnam]]
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*''G. c. persimile'':
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:*Hainan (southern [[China]])
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Temperate forests. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
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Forests mostly in foothills and mountains, but locally also in lowland rainforest.  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Active during the day, most vocal in the morning. Flight is undulating.
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====Diet====
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They have a rather varied diet, consisting mostly of insects, including beetles, grasshoppers and cicadas. They will also eat rodents, frogs and lizards.
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====Vocalisation====
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{{Audio|Asian Barred Owlet 1.mp3}}
  
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Recording by {{user|china+guy|china guy}}
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Barred_Owlet Wikipedia]
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017)
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*[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/asiabirds/asianbarredowlet.html Arthur Grosset's Birds]
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
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Latest revision as of 15:04, 29 March 2023

Nominate subspecies
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Bhimtal, Alt. 4900 ft. ( 1467 M ), Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 28 Oct 2010


Glaucidium cuculoides

Identification

22-25 cm (8½-9¾ in).
As opposed to most Glaucidium owls, this species has no false eyes at the rear of the head.
Barred in brown and white both above and below, and has a white marking on the throat. Lower parts of underside broadly streaked in white and brown.
Tail dark with few whitish bars. Eyes lemon to yellow.

Similar species

Subspecies G. c. bruegeli
Photo © by robby thai
Singburi, Thailand, 16 January 2015

Compare with smaller Jungle Owlet which replaces this species in most of India and Sri Lanka, and with Collared Owlet which has spotted crown and false eyes on back of head.

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.

Some authorities place this species in genus Taenioglaux.

Subspecies

Juvenile
Photo © by HongKongPixels
Hong Kong, May 2012

Eight subspecies are recognized[1]:

  • G. c. cuculoides:
  • G. c. austerum:
  • Eastern Sikkim to Bhutan, north-eastern Assam and north-western Myanmar
  • G. c. rufescens:
  • G. c. bruegeli:
  • G. c. delacouri:
  • G. c. deignani:
  • G. c. whiteleyi:
  • Sichuan, Yunnan and south-eastern China south of Yangtze to north-eastern Vietnam
  • G. c. persimile:

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.

Diet

They have a rather varied diet, consisting mostly of insects, including beetles, grasshoppers and cicadas. They will also eat rodents, frogs and lizards.

Vocalisation

Recording by china guy

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017)

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