Spotted Owlet Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Athene brama
Family : Strigidae
Order : Strigiformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Villages
Description : The Spotted Owlet is a nocturnal bird with a spotted brownish body (adult bird length approximately 20 cm, weight 115 g, wing 16 cm, bill 2 cm, tarsus 3 cm, tail 8 cm). From above it looks greyish-brown with longitudinal rows of white spots. From below it looks dull white with brown spots. It feeds on flying insects, lizards, mice and small birds. It breeds in November-April. The common resident owl is typically found in open habitats, such as farmland and human settlements, and has successfully adapted to city life. It tends to roost in small groups, taking shelter in tree hollows, rock crevices, and buildings. When it comes to nesting, it selects holes in trees or buildings, where it lays a clutch of 3 to 5 eggs. This species exhibits significant variation, including gradual changes in size across different regions, and is considered part of a superspecies alongside the closely related little owl.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Glaucidium cuculoides
(Asian Barred Owlet) -
Otus bakkamoena
(Indian Scops-owl) -
Asio flammeus
(Short‑eared Owl) -
Ketupa zeylonensis
(Brown Fish Owl) -
Otus spilocephalus
(Mountain Scops Owl) -
Glaucidium brodiei
(Collared Owlet) -
Otus lettia
(Collared Scops Owl) -
Strix leptogrammica
(Brown Wood Owl) -
Ninox scutulata
(Brown Boobook (Hawk Owl)) -
Otus sunia
(Oriental Scops Owl)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:Misbah Mishu,Bangladesh;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Paul Bourdin(www.xeno-canto.org/Paul Bourdin), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:Misbah Mishu,Bangladesh;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Paul Bourdin(www.xeno-canto.org/Paul Bourdin), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.