Asian Barred Owlet

How to identify

Field marks

1. Head round, without ear tufts
2. Dark brown or olive-brown, densely barred
3. White patch on the throat
4. Breast and belly whitish, with dark brown barring

Male, female and young

Juvenile breast streaked rather than barred; head more reddish-brown.

Voice

Often gives rapid clucking calls in the early morning, like a water-filled bottle being turned upside down; also gives a rounded “hoot”.

Where and when it's recorded

Asian Barred Owlet has been recorded at 574 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Angkor WatCambodia829 records
2. Mahananda WLS – Rongtong and Shivakhola ForestIndia727 records
3. TmatboeyCambodia661 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandIndiaChinaCambodiaVietnamNepalLaosBangladesh

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides), also known as the cuckoo owlet, is a species of pygmy owl native to the forests and shrublands of mainland Southeast Asia to the foothills of the Himalayas of northern Pakistan. It is a smaller owl, measuring 22–25 cm (8.7–9.8 in), making it one of the larger pygmy owls. They are primarily insectivorous but will eat lizards, small rodents and birds as well.

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