T he spotted owlet is small owlet in owl family.
The scientific name of this bird is Athene Brama.
These birds breeds in tropical Asia, mainly in India
to South East Asia. Their common resident is open
habitats like farmland and human habitation but
they’re adapt to living cities. The spotted owlets are
seeing in groups in forest, trees, building or cavi-
ties of rocks. They are laid 3 to 5 eggs in their nest,
nest are built in buildings, human habitations, trees
etc. The spotted owlets are small birds with 8 to 9
inches in size. The upperparts are spotted whites
and grey brown coloured. They have streaked
brown and white underparts. The iris is yellow and
facial disc is pale, white neckband. They are widely
distributed in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambo-
dia, Vietnam, Thailand etc but the some species are
not found in all. There species are mostly seems in
night but sometimes they seen in day time on trees
in pair or group. They are hunts different types of
insects and small vertebrates, bats, small snakes,
toads, scorpions, molluscs etc. The call is louder
and they call at just earlier or after sunset.
NIKON D500 + 200-500 mm E ED VR MANUAL ,
F/6.3 , 1/640s , ISO - 500 , 500MM
SPOTTED OWLET,
DWARKA, GUJARAT, INDIA
NIKON D500 + 200-500 mm E ED VR MANUAL , F/6.3 , 1/800s , ISO - 640 , 500MM
The breeding seasons
start in November and end
in April. The female call male
with bob head and deflect
tail. They nest in cavities,
nests in hole like other hole
nesters birds as mynas,
rollers, parakeet. They nest
are lined with feathers and
leaves. Spotted Owlet clutches
3 to 4 white sphericale eggs
that can 10 to 12 grams in
weight. These birds show
variation in day and night.
These birds very familiar with
their loud calling.
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