Recently, in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh forest owl has been spotted 113 years after it was last seen.
About Forest owlet:
It is a member of the typical owl family, Strigidae.
Habitat: It is mainly found in tropical and subtropical moist lowland woods, dense deciduous woodlands, open dry deciduous teak woods and tropical and subtropical dry forests.
Distribution:
It is endemic to the forests of central India.
It was observed in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat, and at a few locations in the Melghat Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra.
Features of Forest Owlet:
It is a typical owlet with a rather unspotted crown, presence of full throat collar, thickly feathered legs, heavily banded wings, and a tail.
These birds are diurnal and have been observed to hunt during the day.
They eat rodents, reptiles such as lizards and skinks, and insects.
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