Jungle Owlet

Glaucidium radiatum

Description:

Roughly the size of a Myna, dark brown above and barred with pale rufous. Underparts rufous and white with blackish brown. Usually a nocturnal bird but seen frequently moving in the daylight too. Feeds mainly on beetles and other insects. The nest is usually a unlined nest in a natural tree hollow.

Habitat:

Usually seen around racket tailed drongo in forests of teak and bamboo. Seen at Kanha National Park.

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13 Comments

Wild Things 12 years ago

Thanks a lot p.young and ulvalactuca.

ulvalactuca77 12 years ago

GReat spotting!

p.young713 12 years ago

This is a beautiful photo!

Wild Things 12 years ago

Thanks Sandra and Emma. Emma, they are very pretty and I've marked that they are not that shy when in the forests. Recently my son made me read that they are not nocturnal cause they cannot see in the day, they have adapted to hunting at night so that they are not bothered by other birds like crows. And I always felt that they cannot see in the day.