Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) - HBW 5, p. 226
French: Chevêche brame
German: Brahmakauz
Spanish: Mochuelo Brahmán
Other common names: Spotted Little Owl
Taxonomy: Strix brama Temminck, 1821, Pondicherry.
Probably forms superspecies with A. noctua. Birds from NE Assam sometimes separated subspecifically as ultra. Putative Tibetan form “poikila” apparently referable to Aegolius funereus. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albida Koelz, 1950 - S Iran and S Pakistan; possibly also S Afghanistan.
- indica (Franklin, 1831) - N & C Indian Subcontinent.
- brama (Temminck, 1821) - S India.
- pulchra Hume, 1873 - Myanmar, Thailand (except S half of peninsula), S Laos, Cambodia and S Vietnam.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird resting in a tree. Locality Dasada, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India (ssp indica)
Josep del Hoyo 18 February 2011 8 weeks ago 23 sec 4.5 -
A pair sleeping in a tree, waking up because of the guide, who is calling them. Locality Chambal River Lodge, Chambal River, Uttar Pradesh, India (ssp indica)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 2 years ago 32 sec 4.3 -
Two birds at the entrance of a nest Locality Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India (ssp indica)
Josep del Hoyo 21 January 2001 9 years ago 38 sec 4.2 -
A day roosting bird being disturbed by a passer-by and then returning to sleep Locality Pokhara, Nepal
Greg Baker 24 February 2009 1 year ago 31 sec 4 -
one of a pair roosting in the rocky walls of the ancient temple Locality Sun Temple, Modhera, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India (ssp indica)
Martin Kennewell 8 December 2009 1 year ago 26 sec 4 -
A Spotted Owlet alarmed by presence of Shikra near its nest-hole Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 20 December 2009 2 years ago 26 sec 4
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One of the commonest owls
Locality Andhra Pradesh, India
Muralikrishna 26 January 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
OWLET IN DAY LIGHT
Locality Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 8 February 2011 44 weeks ago 4.2 -
Spotted Owlet perched on a branch in hilly region.
Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 19 April 2011 41 weeks ago 4 -
Bird perched.
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp brama)
Kristof Zyskowski 20 March 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Spotted Owlet pair.
Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp indica)
mukul 3 February 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A bird resting in a tree.
Locality Dasada, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India (ssp indica)
Josep del Hoyo 18 February 2011 6 weeks ago 3.8
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harsh calls Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 October 2005 2 years ago 4.5 -
Two birds calling twice. Locality Moti Virani, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
(ssp indica)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2011 14 weeks ago 4.3 -
Calls of an individual at night Locality Kerala, India
(ssp brahma)
Stuart Fisher 8 February 2006 2 years ago 3
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