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Chesnut-backed Owlet - Glaucidium castanonotum

Synonym: Taenioglaux castanonotum

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Calls - Glaucidium castanonotum
Typical Male Sri Lanka © Dave Farrow

Status: Threatened by dwindling habitat.

Original Description: Blyth, Edward. 1846. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal) 15: p 280.

References:

König, Weick and Becking. 1999. "Owls: A Guide to the Owls of the World". Yale University Press

Page Information:

Page compiled by Deane P. Lewis.

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