Jungle Owlet
Glaucidium radiatum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusGlaucidium (Pygmy-Owls and Typical Owlets)
- SpeciesGlaucidium radiatum (Jungle Owlet)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Asian Barred Owlet
Glaucidium cuculoides
Collared Owlet
Glaucidium brodiei
Spotted Owlet
Athene brama
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Ketupa nipalensis
Brown Boobook
Ninox scutulata
Indian Scops-Owl
Otus bakkamoena
Brown Fish-Owl
Ketupa zeylonensis
Oriental Scops Owl
Otus sunia
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Collared Scops Owl
Otus lettia
Brown Wood Owl
Strix leptogrammica
Mottled Wood Owl
Strix ocellata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jungle Owlet in Chitwan National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Jungle Owlet sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 358 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jungle Owlet in Chitwan National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Jungle Owlet in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.