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| Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti
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| Photographer : | © Saurabh Sawant |
| Location : | Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, Thane District, Maharashtra, India |
| Date : |
4 January 2015 |
| English synonyms: | Forest Spotted Owlet, Forest Spotted Owl |
| Bird Family : | Strigidae - Typical Owls |
| Bird Group : | STRIGIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Critically Endangered |
| Remarks : | Tansa WLS may have a relatively healthy population of this critically endangered bird and further investigation should be taken up throughout its possible range for secure future of this bird and other animals of deciduous forests across western & central India. - SS |
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