Spotted Owlet

Athene brama

FAMILY STRIGIDAE

(OWLS)

Habitat: Open areas including farmland and cities with human inhabitation

Distribution: Tropical Asia from India to southeast Asia

Diet: Insects, small vertebrates such as mice

Distinguishing features: Small and stocky, white neckband, upperparts are grey-brown heavily spotted with white, underparts are white streaked with brown, pale facial disc, yellow iris

15-Oct-2011