Spotted Owlet
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Spotted Owlet

Athene brama

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kanha National Park
971 Verified records at Kanha National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The spotted owlet (Athene brama) is a small owl which breeds in tropical Asia from North Pakistan to Southeast Asia. A common resident of open habitats including farmland and human habitation, it has adapted to living in cities. They roost in small groups in the hollows of trees or in cavities in rocks and buildings. It nests in a hole in a tree or building, laying 3–5 eggs. The species shows great variation including clinal variation in size and forms a superspecies with the very similar little owl. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Owlet sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 971 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park

Jungle Owlet
LC

Jungle Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium radiatum

60–70% · Likely
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

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
7 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
11 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
12 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
13 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
15 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
16 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
17 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Owlet sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 971 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Owlet in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.

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