Jungle Owlet
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Jungle Owlet

Glaucidium radiatum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
2 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Asian Barred Owlet
LC

Asian Barred Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium cuculoides

20–30% · Possible
Collared Owlet
LC

Collared Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium brodiei

10–20% · With luck
Collared Scops Owl
LC Endemic

Collared Scops Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Otus lettia

<5% · Rare
Mountain Scops-Owl
LC Endemic

Mountain Scops-Owl

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Otus spilocephalus

<5% · Rare
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa nipalensis

<5% · Rare
Spotted Owlet
LC

Spotted Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Athene brama

<5% · Rare
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

<5% · Rare
Tawny Fish-Owl
LC

Tawny Fish-Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Ketupa flavipes

<5% · Rare
Brown Wood Owl
LC

Brown Wood Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix leptogrammica

<5% · Rare
Short-eared Owl
LC Endemic

Short-eared Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Asio flammeus

Insufficient data
Oriental Scops Owl
LC

Oriental Scops Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Otus sunia

Insufficient data
Brown Fish-Owl
LC

Brown Fish-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa zeylonensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Jungle Owlet at Royal Manas National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
60–70%
2 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
3 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
10 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
13 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
14 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
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