Collared Owlet

How to identify

Field marks

1. White supercilium prominent, eyes lemon-yellow
2. White patch on the throat, center of breast and belly mostly white
3. Pale collar, with one black patch on each side of the nape
4. Grayish-rufous, with stripes on the back and body sides, no ear tufts

Male, female and young

Female usually larger than male; juvenile has fewer markings on the back and crown, and its false face on the occiput is not fully developed.

Voice

The male gives a 4-syllable “wüp-wüwü-wüp”, repeated every few seconds; it becomes shriller when excited.

Where and when it's recorded

Collared Owlet has been recorded at 447 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Bukit FraserMalaysia540 records
2. Khao Yai NPThailand421 records
3. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand304 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandChinaVietnamMalaysiaIndiaBhutanNepalCambodia

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

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