Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) - HBW 5, p. 221
French: Chevêchette cuculoïde
German: Kuckuckstrillerkauz
Spanish: Mochuelo Cuco
Other common names: Barred Owlet, Cuckoo Owlet(!), Cuckoo Owl
Taxonomy: Noctua cuculoïdes Vigors, 1831, Simla-Almora district, Himalayas.
Possibly forms superspecies with G. castanopterum. Sometimes considered to include latter and G. castanonotum as races. Eight subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cuculoides (Vigors, 1831) - Himalayas from NE Pakistan and Kashmir E to W Sikkim.
- austerum Ripley, 1948 - E Sikkim, Bhutan, NE Assam and NW Myanmar.
- rufescens Stuart Baker, 1926 - NE India, Bangladesh and N Myanmar.
- cuculoides (Vigors, 1831) - Himalayas from NE Pakistan and Kashmir E to W Sikkim.
- austerum Ripley, 1948 - E Sikkim, Bhutan, NE Assam and NW Myanmar.
- rufescens Stuart Baker, 1926 - NE India, Bangladesh and N Myanmar.
- bruegeli (Parrot, 1908) - S Myanmar and S Thailand.
- delacouri Ripley, 1948 - N Indochina.
- deignani Ripley, 1948 - SE Thailand and S Indochina.
- whitelyi (Blyth, 1867) - W, C & SE China and NE Vietnam.
- persimile Hartert, 1910 - Hainan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched in a tree Locality Sat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp cuculoides)
Eldert Groenewoud 23 October 2009 3 years ago 32 sec 4.6 -
feeding juveniles Locality Hong Kong
Vicky Cheng 21 May 2011 1 year ago 2 min 5 sec 4.5 -
A close view of a bird perched Locality Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India (ssp rufescens)
Ron Hoff 26 February 2008 5 years ago 44 sec 4.5 -
A bird roosting during daytime Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp bruegeli)
Anthony Laven 1 December 1991 3 years ago 20 sec 4.2 -
A bird looking down on a trunk Locality Himalayan Institute for Environment, Ranichouri, Uttarakhand, India (ssp rufescens)
Umar Saif 29 February 2008 5 years ago 6 sec 4.2 -
A close view of a rufous morph individual on a branch Locality Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp rufescens)
John Gregory 31 March 2007 5 years ago 15 sec 3.9 -
front view of alert individual Locality Jogura, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp cuculoides)
Martin Kennewell 6 April 2012 1 year ago 26 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched and looking around Locality Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India (ssp rufescens)
Ron Hoff 26 February 2008 5 years ago 41 sec 3.7 -
A dorsal view of a bird on an electricity wire. Locality Sat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp cuculoides)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 4 years ago 24 sec 3.7 -
A bird in a tree and then flying away Locality Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp bruegeli)
Josep del Hoyo 8 November 2004 5 years ago 35 sec 3.4 -
Bird in tree looking around. Locality Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp bruegeli)
Desmond Allen 1 January 2000 20 weeks ago 31 sec 3.3 -
A bird calling in a tree Locality Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp rufescens)
John Gregory 31 March 2007 5 years ago 31 sec 3 -
A bird perched in a tree. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 10 February 2010 2 years ago 38 sec 2.5 -
There were two bird just infront of my bungalow, some bulbuls and flowerpeckers are trying to tease this bird away. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 1 February 2010 3 years ago 35 sec 2.5
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