Chestnut-backed owlet (Glaucidium castanonotum)

Spanish:	Mochuelo de Ceilán

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Strigiformes
Family	Strigidae
Genus	Glaucidium (1)

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Information on the chestnut-backed owlet is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact: arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

1. IUCN Red List (October, 2009)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
2. CITES (October, 2009)
   http://www.cites.org