Jungle Owlet


 

Bengali:  à¦›োটো কালপেঁচা

Scientific Name: Glaucidium Radiatum

IUCN: Least Concern

Descriptions: Contrasting rusty color of barring on primaries and secondaries, barring on upperparts narrowly spaced, barring below usually extend to include flanks and belly.

Food: Mainly Insects, small rodents,, Locusts, Grasshopper, Lizard, Snake, Frogs, Bird Eggs. 

Habitat: Open tropical and Sub-tropical forests.

Distribution: Found South of Himalayas and some parts of Himalayas an elevation up-to 2000m. East to Bhutan.