Chestnut-backed owlet
| Chestnut-backed owlet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Glaucidium |
| Species: | G. castanotum |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucidium castanotum (Blyth, 1851) | |
| Range of G. castanotum Resident | |
| Synonyms | |
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Glaucidium radiatum castanonotum | |
The chestnut-backed owlet (Glaucidium castanotum) (often misspelled Glaucidium castanonotum), is an owl which is endemic to Sri Lanka. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most of the smaller owl species. This species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the jungle owlet.