Introduction
The Forest Owlet is a small owl with no ear-tufts. It is also known as the Forest Spotted Owlet or Blewitt's Owl.
Photo Gallery (4 pictures)
Information
Distribution: Endemic in the north central Indian peninsula. Previously believed to be extinct but rediscovered in 1997 in western Kandesh and at Khaknar Forest.
Range of the Forest Owlet Athene blewitti
Status: Extremely rare. Listed as Endangered by BirdLife International.
Original Description: Hume, Allan Octavian. 1873. Stray Feathers (Str. Feath.) 1: p. 468.
