Jungle Owlet
Glaucidium radiatum(Tickell, SR, 1833)
English (US) Jungle Owlet
The Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) 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 radiatum
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Jungle Owlet
- Described by
- (Tickell, SR, 1833)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Glaucidium radiatum radiatum
- Glaucidium radiatum malabaricum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix Radiata
- Described by
- (Tickell, SR, 1833)
- Type locality
- Jungles of Borahbum and Dholbhum.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 2, no.23 p.572
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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