Chestnut-backed Owlet

Glaucidium castanotum (Blyth, 1851)

Strigidae — Owls

Chestnut-backed Owlet, Glaucidium castanotum, is a resident owl of Sri Lanka in the Oriental Region and belongs to the Strigidae family. It is confined to the island’s wet zone forests and adjoining hills, where it is now only thinly scattered, though it can still be found at places such as Kitulgala and Sinharaja. It was once treated as part of the jungle owlet. The bird has chestnut-brown upperparts with darker barring, white underparts marked with blackish streaking, a brown facial disc, yellow eyes and a white neckband. Sexes look alike.

Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae — Owls
Breeding range
Oriental Region: Sri Lanka
Chestnut-backed Owlet
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Tours where you can spot this bird

2 tours in Sri Lanka

Private 11-Day Sri Lanka Tropical Birding Circuit with Real Lanka Holidays
Private 11-Day Sri Lanka Tropical Birding Circuit with Real Lanka Holidays
Sri Lanka / Colombo Private tour 11 days

An 11-day private Sri Lanka birding circuit from Muthurajawela and Sinharaja to Kumana, the central highlands, Wilpattu and Anawilundawa....

 Private 7-Day Sri Lanka Endemic Birds Tour with Real Lanka Holidays
Private 7-Day Sri Lanka Endemic Birds Tour with Real Lanka Holidays
Sri Lanka / Colombo Private tour 7 days

A private seven-day Sri Lanka birding route through Kitulgala, Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains and Sinharaja, designed around endemic forest and...