(Athene brama)
Wingspan: Wing length 14-17cm.
Weight: 110-114g
Description: The Spotted Owlet is small (21 cm) and stocky. The upperparts are grey-brown, heavily spotted with white and the underparts are white, streaked with brown. The facial disc is pale and the iris is yellow. There is a white neckband and supercilium and the characteristics are the same for both sexes.
Found: Southern Asia, from Iran to Vietnam. Present on most of the Indian subcontinent (except Sri Lanka) and Southeast Asia, except peninsular Thailand and Malaysia.
Diet: Mainly preys upon beetles, moths and other insects but also takes earthworms, lizards, mice and small birds.
Comments: Generally crepuscular and nocturnal, but sometimes seen by day. Roosts by day in tree hole or on a branch. May roost in pairs or small groups. Flight is deeply undulating, consisting of a few rapid flaps followed by a glide with wings pressed to the body.
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