Jungle Owlet
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Jungle Owlet

Glaucidium radiatum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Periyar National Park
339 Verified records at Periyar National Park
September 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Owlet sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 339 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

10–20% · With luck
Oriental Scops Owl
LC

Oriental Scops Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Otus sunia

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

Indian Scops-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Otus bakkamoena

5–10% · With luck
Brown Fish-Owl
LC

Brown Fish-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa zeylonensis

5–10% · With luck
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

Insufficient data
Sri Lanka Bay-Owl
LC

Sri Lanka Bay-Owl

Bird

Phodilus assimilis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
50–60
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 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 Periyar National Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Owlet sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 339 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Jungle Owlet in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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