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Asian Barred Owlet

Glaucidium cuculoides(Vigors, NA, 1831)

English (US) Asian Barred Owlet

The Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.

Scientific name
Glaucidium cuculoides
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Asian Barred Owlet
Described by
(Vigors, NA, 1831)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Noctua cuculoïdes
Described by
(Vigors, NA, 1831)
Type locality
Himalayas, i.e. Simla-Almora district.
Original description
Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.1 p.8

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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