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Spotted Owlet

Athene brama (Temminck, CJ 1821)

The spotted owlet is a small owl which breeds in tropical Asia from mainland India 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 or buildings. It nests in a hole in a tree or building, laying 3–5 eggs. They are often found near human habitation. The species shows great variation including clinal variation in size and forms a superspecies with the very similar little owl. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Athene
Scientific:
  Athene brama

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1821)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.12, vol.2 pl.68

Protonym:
  Strix brama

Type locality:
  Pondicherry and west coast of India.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109469#page/47/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  DDE6A35290A28441

Avibase ID:
  avibase-DDE6A352

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/DDE6A352

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555472

Geographic range:

  • Athene brama brama: southern India
  • Athene brama indica: southern Iran and from southern Pakistan east across northern and central India (except for the northeast) to Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh
  • Athene brama ultra: northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh and east Assam)
  • Athene brama pulchra: central and southern Myanmar
  • Athene brama mayri: northern and eastern Myanmar, Thailand (except far south), southern Laos, Cambodia, and southern Vietnam
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Spotted Owlet
Catalan:
Mussol Braman
Czech:
sýček brahmínský
Danish:
Indisk Kirkeugle
German:
Brahmakauz
Spanish:
Mochuelo Brahmán
Spanish (Spain):
Mochuelo Brahmán
Finnish:
brahmanpöllö
French:
Chevêche brame
Croatian:
pjegavi ćuk
Hungarian:
brama kuvik
Icelandic:
Mímisugla
Italian:
Civetta macchiata
Japanese (romaji):
indokokinmefukurou
Japanese:
インドコキンメフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Indokininė pelėdikė
Dutch:
Brahmaanse Steenuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tempelugle
Norwegian:
Tempelugle
Polish:
pójdźka bramińska
Portuguese:
Mocho-de-Brama
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-brâmane
Russian:
Браминский сыч
Slovak:
kuvik škvrnitý
Serbian:
Pegava kukumavka
Swedish:
brahminuggla
Ukrainian:
сич брамінський
Chinese:
横斑腹小鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
橫斑腹小鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Chevêche brame ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Chevêche brame ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Spotted Little Owl ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Spotted Little Owl ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements, version 2015:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements, version 2016:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements, version 2017:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements, version 2018:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Clements, version 2019:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
eBird version 1.50:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Spotted Little Owl ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Athene brama [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Athene brama [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Athene brama [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Spotted Owlet ( Athene brama) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Athene brama [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Athene brama [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Gevlekte steenuil
Belarusian: Брамінскі сыч
Bulgarian: Южноазиатска кукумявка
Bengali: খুড়ুলে প্যাঁচা, হকাটময হ঩ুঁচা , হকামটাময ঩যাুঁচা , হকামটাময হ঩ুঁচা , হিাুঁড়মর ঩যাুঁচা , হিাুঁড়মর হ঩ুঁচা , িুড়ুমর ঩যাুঁচা , িুুঁড়ুমর ঩যাুঁচা , িুুঁড়ুমর হ঩ুঁচা
Bengali (transliteration): khōm̐ṛalē pēm̐cā, khōm̐ṛalē pyām̐cā, khum̐ṛulē pēm̐cā, khum̐ṛulē pyām̐cā, khuṛulē pyām̐cā, kōṭarē pēm̐cā, kōṭōrē pēm̐cā, kōṭōrē pyām̐cā
Catalan: Mussol Braman
Czech: Sýcek brahmínský, sýček brahmínský
Welsh: Tylluan fach fraith
Danish: Indisk Kirkeugle
German: Brahmakauz, Brahma-Kauz, Brahmanen Kauz
Greek: Στικτoκoυκoυβάγια
English: Spotted Little Owl, Spotted Owlet
English, HBW: Spotted Owlet
English (IOC): Spotted Owlet
English (United States): Spotted Owlet
Esperanto: Bramana noktuo, Punktita strigeto
Spanish: Mochuelo Brahmán, Mochuelo de Brahmán, Mochuelo Europeo
Spanish (Spain): Mochuelo Brahmán
Spanish (HBW): Spotted Owlet
Estonian: küla-kivikakk
Basque: Mozolo pikart
Persian: جغد خالدار جنوبی, جغد خالدار کوچک , جغد خالدار کوچک (جغد کوچک جنوبی), جغد کوچک خالدار
Finnish: Brahmanpöllö
French: Chevêche brame, Chouette brahmane, Chouette brame
Irish: Ulchabhán beag ballach
Galician: Moucho bráhmana
Hebrew: כוס ברהמה
Croatian: pjegavi ćuk
Hungarian: brama kuvik
Icelandic: Mímisugla
Italian: Civetta macchiata , Civetta maculata
Japanese (romaji): indo ko kinme fukurō, indokokimmefukurou, indokokinmefukurou
Japanese: インドコキンメフクロウ
Japanese (Kanji): インド小金目梟
Scientific: Athene brahma, Athene brama, Athene brama brama, Strix brama
Lithuanian: Indokininė pelėdikė, Rytinė pelėdikė
Latvian: punktainais apogs
Malayalam: പുള്ളിനത്ത്, പുള്ളിനത്ത്  
Marathi: पिंगळा
Nepali: कोचलगा“डे लाटो कोसेरो
Dutch: Brahmaanse Steenuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tempelugle
Norwegian: Tempelugle
Polish: pójdzka braminska, pójdźka bramińska
Pinyin: héng-bān-fù xiǎo-xiāo
Portuguese: Mocho-de-Brama, Mocho-malhado
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-brâmane
Rhaeto-Romance: Tschuetta brama
Romanian: Cucuvea brahmană
Russian: Браминский сыч, Пятнистый Сыч
Slovak: Kuvik škvrnitý
Slovenian: Braminski čuk
Serbian: Pegava kukumavka
Swedish: Brahminuggla, Braminuggla
Tamil: Pulli Aandhai
Thai: นกเค้าจุด
Thai (Transliteration): nók kʰáw cùt
Turkish: Hint kukumavı
Tatar: брамин чырайсыз ябалагы
Ukrainian: Сич браминський, Сич брамінський
Vietnamese: Chim Cú trán trắng, Chim Hù trán trắng, Hù trán trắng
Chinese: 横斑腹小鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 橫斑腹小鴞

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