Chestnut-backed Owlet

The Chestnut-backed Owlet is small and stocky. It resembles the Jungle Owlet in shape, size and appearance but the upperparts, scapulars and wing coverts are mainly chestnut brown, with darker barring. The underparts are white with blackish shaft-streaks. The facial disc is mainly brown and the eyes are yellow. There is a white neckband. Sexes are similar. There is no sexual dimorphism

The Chestnut-backed Owlet is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

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* Chestnut-backed Owlet, An owl which is endemic to Sri Lanka * Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark, A passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert Disambig gray.svg This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia. More

The Chestnut-backed Owlet, Glaucidium castanonotum, is an owl which is endemic to Sri Lanka. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae. More

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Information on the chestnut-backed owlet is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly. Authentication - This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact: arkive@wildscreen.org.uk References - 1. IUCN Red List (October, 2009) http://www.iucnredlist.org 2. More

The Chestnut-backed Owlet is small (19cm) and stocky. The upperparts are mainly chestnut brown, with darker barring. The underparts are white, very heavily barred with brown. The facial disc is mainly brown and the eyes are yellow. There is a white neckband. Sexes are similar. The flight is deeply undulating. This species is frequently seen in the day, especially in the evening. It can often be located by the small birds that mob it while it is perched in a tree. More

The Chestnut-backed Owlet is a common resident bird in the wet zone forests, and can be seen fairly easily at sites such as Kitulgala and Sinharaja. It nests in a hole in a tree, laying two eggs.The Chestnut-backed Owlet is small (19cm) and stocky. The upperparts are mainly chestnut brown, with darker barring. The underparts are white, very heavily barred with brown. The facial disc is mainly brown and the eyes are yellow. There is a white neckband. Sexes are similar. More