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Athene brama
The spotted owlet is a small owl which breeds in tropical Asia from India to Southeast Asia. A common resident of open habitats including farmland and human habitation, it has adapted to living in cities. They roost in small groups in the hollows of trees or in cavities in rocks or buildings. It nests in a hole in a tree or building, laying 3–5 eggs. The species is absent from Sri Lanka, although the birds are found across the Palk Straits, just 30 kilometres away at Rameshwaram. Nests near human habitations may show higher breeding success due to increased availability of rodents for feeding young. The species shows great variation including clinal variation in size and forms a superspecies with the very similar little owl.
Bharatpur - Dec 2014
Spotted on Dec 20, 2014
Submitted on Jan 2, 2015
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Beautiful job sir.
Lovely series marirs. They are cute and a little weary !
Wonderful pictures.
Than you Rams4D
Nice pictures, congrats !!!
Thank you staccy..yeah they seem to shut their eyes on and off...guess they have a different timezone :)
Great series, they look so sleepy!