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| − | [[Image:Collared_Owlet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by China guy<br />Qingcheng mountains, [[China]]]] | + | [[Image:Collared_Owlet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|China+guy|China guy}}<br />Qingcheng mountains, [[China]]]] |
;[[:Category:Glaucidium|Glaucidium]] brodiei | ;[[:Category:Glaucidium|Glaucidium]] brodiei | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 15cm | + | 15cm - Smallest Asian owl |
| + | *Large round head | ||
| + | *Rufous brown or grey body | ||
| + | *Dark brown bars on back, wings, tail, sides of upper breast | ||
| + | *White lower breast and belly | ||
| + | *Dark brown spots on sides | ||
| + | *Creamy-buff spots on head | ||
| + | *White throat with a brown bar | ||
| + | *Buff collar | ||
| + | *Two orange and black eye spots on back of neck | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Pakistan]], [[Taiwan]], [[ | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[Afghanistan]], [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Taiwan]]<br /> |
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]] and [[Sumatra]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''G. b. brodiei'': | ||
| + | :*[[Pakistan]] to southern [[China]], south-eastern [[Tibet]], northern [[Indochina]] and [[Malaya|Malay Peninsula]] | ||
| + | *''G. b. pardalotum'': | ||
| + | :*[[Taiwan]] | ||
| + | *''G. b. peritum'': | ||
| + | :*[[Sumatra]] | ||
| + | *''G. b. borneense'': | ||
| + | :*[[Borneo]] | ||
| − | + | Two additional subspecies ''garoense'' and ''sylvaticum'' are not generally recognised<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | |
| − | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Evergreen montane forests. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Most active at dusk and night. | Most active at dusk and night. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet includes small birds, rodents, large insects and lizards. | The diet includes small birds, rodents, large insects and lizards. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
It nests in a tree cavity. 4 white eggs are laid and both parents feed the young. | It nests in a tree cavity. 4 white eggs are laid and both parents feed the young. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #Birding in Taiwan | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Glaucidium+brodiei}} | {{GSearch|Glaucidium+brodiei}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glaucidium]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glaucidium]] | ||
Revision as of 20:48, 18 February 2011
- Glaucidium brodiei
Identification
15cm - Smallest Asian owl
- Large round head
- Rufous brown or grey body
- Dark brown bars on back, wings, tail, sides of upper breast
- White lower breast and belly
- Dark brown spots on sides
- Creamy-buff spots on head
- White throat with a brown bar
- Buff collar
- Two orange and black eye spots on back of neck
Distribution
Asia: found in Afghanistan, China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Taiwan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sumatra.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- G. b. brodiei:
- Pakistan to southern China, south-eastern Tibet, northern Indochina and Malay Peninsula
- G. b. pardalotum:
- G. b. peritum:
- G. b. borneense:
Two additional subspecies garoense and sylvaticum are not generally recognised[2].
Habitat
Evergreen montane forests.
Behaviour
Most active at dusk and night.
Diet
The diet includes small birds, rodents, large insects and lizards.
Breeding
It nests in a tree cavity. 4 white eggs are laid and both parents feed the young.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- Birding in Taiwan
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Collared Owlet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Collared_Owlet
