Name:Glaucidium brodiei
Alias:Glaucidium brodiei,Collared Owlet,Little Owl
Outline:Bird of prey
Family:Strigiformes Ostridae Owl
length:14-16cm
Weight:40-64g
Life:About 10-20 years
IUCN:LC
Collared Owlet, also known as Collared Owlet, has 4 subspecies.
Collared Owlet is a solitary species except during the breeding season. It is active mainly during the day, and can also fly and forage freely in the sun at noon. When flying, it often flaps its wings sharply to make a flapping flight, and then glides for a while, alternating between the two. It is also active at dusk, and likes to sing at night, almost all night long. The singing is relatively monotonous, mostly in the form of a 4-syllable whistle, singing repeatedly. When resting, it often roosts on tall trees, and often swings its tail feathers left and right. It mainly feeds on insects and rodents, and also eats small birds and other small animals.
The collared owl is found in the northwest of the Himalayas and Assam in northern India. The breeding season is from March to July, but most of them lay eggs in April and May. It usually nests in tree holes and natural caves, and also uses the nests of woodpeckers. Each nest lays 2-6 eggs, mostly 4. The eggs are white and oval. The size is 28-31.5 mm × 23-25 mm.
Listed in the 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Ver3.1 - Least Concern (LC).
Listed as a Class II protected animal in China.
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