Jungle Owlet
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Jungle Owlet

Glaucidium radiatum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Kanha National Park
3,086 Verified records at Kanha National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The jungle owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) or barred jungle owlet is native to the Indian Subcontinent. The species is often found singly, in pairs or small groups, and they are usually detected by their calls at dawn and dusk. There are two subspecies, with that found in the Western Ghats sometimes considered a full species. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Owlet sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 3,086 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park

Spotted Owlet
LC

Spotted Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Athene brama

10–20% · With luck
Indian Scops-Owl
LC

Indian Scops-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Otus bakkamoena

10–20% · With luck
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

5–10% · With luck
Oriental Scops Owl
LC

Oriental Scops Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Otus sunia

5–10% · With luck
Brown Fish-Owl
LC

Brown Fish-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa zeylonensis

5–10% · With luck
Mottled Wood Owl
LC Endemic

Mottled Wood Owl

Bird

Strix ocellata

<5% · Rare
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa nipalensis

<5% · Rare
Brown Wood Owl
LC

Brown Wood Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix leptogrammica

<5% · Rare
Short-eared Owl
LC Endemic

Short-eared Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Asio flammeus

<5% · Rare
Eastern Barn Owl

Eastern Barn Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Tyto javanica

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
3 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
10 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
13 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
14 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Jungle Owlet in Kanha National Park?

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Owlet sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 3,086 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Jungle Owlet in Kanha National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Jungle Owlet in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.

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