Listen to the Jungle owlet
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About the Jungle owlet
The Jungle owlet is a bird in the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 101 g.
What does the Jungle owlet sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The jungle owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) or barred jungle owlet is native to the Indian Subcontinent. The species is often found singly, in pairs or small groups, and they are usually detected by their calls at dawn and dusk. There are two subspecies, with that found in the Western Ghats sometimes considered a full species.
Related birds in the genus Glaucidium
More from the family Strigidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Jungle owlet sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Jungle owlet on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Jungle owlet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Jungle owlet as “least concern”.
What family does the Jungle owlet belong to?
The Jungle owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Jim Corbett National Park (near Ramnagar), Nainital… by Mandar Bhagat – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q912197 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Jungle owlet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Afsarnayakkan – CC BY-SA 4.0