Forest Owlet

Athene blewitti

Endangered

The Forest Owlet is an owl of central Indian dry deciduous forest fragments. It hunts mostly at dusk or night, using silent flight, strong talons, and sharp hearing to catch mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, or fish, and usually nests in cavities, cliffs, old nests, or sheltered hollows.

Family

Strigidae

Group

Owls

Range

Forest Owlet Range — Resident or seasonal range in central Indian dry deciduous forest fragments

Population

≈ 250-1K

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