The collared owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei), also known as the collared pygmy owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Its natural habitat is submontane and montane forests with open spaces and is distributed throughout oriental Asia. It is the smallest owl in Asia, at 15 cm (5.9 in) and 60 g (2.1 oz).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Collared Owlet being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Glaucidium cuculoides
- Glaucidium siju
- Glaucidium jardinii
- Glaucidium sanchezi
- Glaucidium castanotum
- Glaucidium hardyi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Taenioptynx
- Species
- Taenioptynx brodiei
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