Asian Barred Owlet
A species of Pygmy-owls Scientific name : Glaucidium cuculoides Genus : Pygmy-owls
Asian Barred Owlet, A species of Pygmy-owls
Botanical name: Glaucidium cuculoides
Genus: Pygmy-owls
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Description General Info
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Description
The Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) is a species of true owl, resident in northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. It ranges across north central and northeast India, Nepal Bhutan, north Bangladesh, and southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam). Its natural habitat is temperate forest. 
Size
25 cm
Feeding Habits
Asian Barred Owlet has a varied diet, primarily consuming insects like beetles and grasshoppers, alongside frogs, lizards, rodents, and small birds. Active mostly during the day, asian Barred Owlet hunts from perches in an undulating flight, capturing prey in air or on the ground.
Habitat
The asian Barred Owlet is commonly found in a range of woodland environments including open pine and oak forests, subtropical evergreen jungles, and scrublands. It also adapts to human-altered landscapes such as gardens and cultivated areas. Its preferred habitats are broadly spread across regions with various forest types from lowland plains to submontane zones.
Dite type
Carnivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Owls Family
True owls Genus
Pygmy-owls Species
Asian Barred Owlet 
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