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Chestnut-backed owlet

Birds
The chestnut-backed owlet, 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... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Glaucidium castanotum
Higher classification: Pygmy owls
Rank: Species