Chestnut-backed Owlet
Glaucidium castanotum
The chestnut-backed owlet, is an owl which is endemic to Sri Lanka. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most of the smaller owl species. This species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the jungle owlet.
- Scientific name
- Glaucidium castanotum
- Family
- Owls
- IUCN status
- NT