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Sno. Name Binomial Name 1 Glaucidium cuculoides 2 Boreal Aegolius funereus 3 Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei 4 Owlet Athena blewitti 5 Glaucidium radiatum 6 Little Owl Athena noctua 7 Spotted Owlet Athena brama

©www.ogaclicks.com Asian Barred Owlet identification Tips Asian Barred Owlet: Glaucidium cuculoides : Resident of & North East India Crown & head are Grey-Brown barred buff

Whitish eyebrows Bright yellow eyes

Bill is yellow-green, darker on Cere White patches on throat

Dark brown upperparts, barred buff to fulvous

Scapulars edged buff-white, forming row of spots down sides of back Underparts are barred dark and light

Wings are dark brown and barred

Legs are greyish-yellow or dull horn-green

Tail is dark brown, barred white

Both the sexes similar Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Boreal Owl identification Tips Boreal Owl : Aegolius funereus: Vagrant in India ( Jammu& Kashmir) Crown & head are umber-brown with numerous small white spots

Whitish eyebrows

Bright yellow eyes

Bill is waxy yellow to Facial disc grayish-white, framed by brown-black border horn

Umber-brown upperparts with large white spots and blotches

Wing coverts brown, with white spots Underparts are cream- white broadly streaked with brown to russet Wings are dark brown with 5 rows of white spots

Legs are white Tail is dark brown, with 3 rows of white spots

Both the sexes similar Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Collared Owlet identification Tips Collared Owlet : Glaucidium brodiei: Resident of Himalayas & North East India Crown & head are spotted creamy-buff Staring “dorsal face” on nape Front Whitish eyebrows

Bright yellow eyes

Cere greenish to Umber-brown upperparts bluish; bill greenish- with large white spots yellow, darkest at base and blotches

Breast is barred Scapulars tipped white, forming interrupted lines down sides of mantle

Wing coverts are barred dark brown and buff Belly sides streaked

Flight-feathers barred Vertical tear-drop dark brown and buff marks on underparts

Back Tail barred dark brown and buff

Legs are greenish-yellow.

Both the sexes similar Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Forest Owlet identification Tips Forest Owlet : Athena blewitti : Resident of Western Central Indian hills Crown & head are grey-brown with faint, sparse pale spots

Whitish eyebrows

Bright yellow eyes

Bill is yellowish or Facial disc mostly white with fine light brown barring with black border greenish-horn

Brown scapulars marked with large white Breast uniform spots grey-brown

Wing coverts brown, with white spots

Upper flanks broadly barred dark brown Wings are dark brown with broad bars of dark White Underbelly brown and white

White tarsal feathers Tail is dark brown, with broad bars of dark brown and white

Both the sexes similar Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Jungle Owlet identification Tips Jungle Owlet : Glaucidium radiatum: Resident of Western Central Indian hills Crown & head are Grey-Brown barred buff Bright yellow eyes Whitish eyebrows Cere bluish; bill greenish-yellow to yellowish-grey Facial disc Facial disc barred brown and cream

White moustachial area White Chin Dark Brown upperparts barred rufous

Scapulars edged buff-white, forming row Breast barred dark of spots down sides of back olive-brown and white Wing coverts brown, barred Upper flanks broadly barred dark brown Wings are Rufous with dark barring Toes greenish-yellow; soles yellowish

Tail is dark brown, with broad bars of dark brown and white

Both the sexes similar Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Little Owl identification Tips Little Owl : Athena noctua : Resident of Himalayas ( Ladhak) in India Crown & head are Grey-Brown with white spots Bright yellow eyes

Whitish eyebrows Yellow bill Facial disc grey with dark border White moustachial area

White Chin Grey-brown upperparts spotted white

Underparts are pale and streaked with darker color Wing coverts brown, with white edges

Wings are brown with white fringes

Legs are long, feathered, Tail is dark brown, with pale yellowish to white broad bars of dark brown and white

Both the sexes similar Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Spotted Owlet identification Tips Spotted Owlet : Athena bramha : Widespread Resident in India Crown & head are Grey-Brown with white spots Bright yellow eyes

Whitish eyebrows Cere greenish; bill greenish-horn, Darkish facial disc bordered with white yellower on culmen

Broad white gorget Grey-brown upperparts spotted white

Breast creamy-white with short dark grey to brownish bars Wing coverts brown, with mottled or spotted white

Underbelly creamy- Wings are brown white with faint short mottled or spotted dark grey to white brownish bars

Tarsi long and thin, with short feathers to base of Tail is dark brown toes, toes yellowish-green

Both the sexes similar Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com