Forest owlet  (Heteroglaux blewitti)

IUCN Red List species status – Critically Endangered
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Facts – Forest owlet

Also known as: Forest little owl, forest spotted owlet
Synonyms: Athene blewitti
  
Spanish: Mochuelo de Blewitt, Mochuelo Forestal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyStrigidae
GenusHeteroglaux (1)

Status – Forest owlet

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (2).

Description – Forest owlet

Information on the forest owlet is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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References

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