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BKP3340-Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium Cuculoides)

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.

 

The Asian Barred Owlet is generally a diurnal bird, often found perched on bare branches or dead tree stumps in the full sunlight, or hunting during the day.

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Uploaded on November 28, 2021
Taken on March 18, 2021