Collared Owlet

Collared Owlet
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Glaucidium
Species:	G. brodiei
Binomial name
Glaucidium brodiei (Burton, 1836)

The Collared Owlet (Glaucidium brodiei) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is the smallest owl in Asia, at 15 cm (6 in) and 60 grams (2.1 oz).

There are 4 recognized subspecies at the moment:^[2]

• Glaucidium brodiei borneense Sharpe, 1893
• Glaucidium brodiei brodiei (Burton, 1836)
• Glaucidium brodiei pardalotum (Swinhoe, 1863)
• Glaucidium brodiei sylvaticum (Bonaparte, 1850)

See also

• Elf owl, the smallest owl
• Northern Pygmy-owl, another very small owl

References

1. ^ BirdLife International (2009). "Glaucidium brodiei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/143265. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
2. ^ "Glaucidium brodiei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=555446. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 

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