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Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
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- Collared Owlet (Glaucidium brodiei) (48027990903).jpg
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- taxon name
- Glaucidium brodiei
- Commons category
- Glaucidium brodiei
- taxon common name
- mochinho-de-coleira
- litter size
- 4.2
- egg incubation period
- 25
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The collared owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei), also known as the collared pygmy owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Its natural habitat is submontane and montane forests with open spaces and is distributed throughout oriental Asia. It is the smallest owl in Asia, at 15 cm (5.9 in) and 60 g (2.1 oz).
Taxonomy