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Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum   - Adult
Photographer :	© Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location :	Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Date :	5 March 2006
Equipment :	Digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope III ED and Nikon Coolpix 7900
Alt. Common Name :	Sri Lanka Chestnut-backed Owlet
Bird Family :	Strigidae - Typical owls
Bird Group :	STRIGIFORMES
Red Data Status :	Near Threatened » more details
Remarks :
Taxonomic Notes :	Species endemic to Sri Lanka. Note correct spelling of castanotum. Ref: Dickinson, E.C., Jones, C. & Normand, D. (2009) The correct spelling, date and citation for the Chestnut-backed Owlet of Sri Lanka. Indian Birds 5(2):52-53.

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