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Red-chested Owlet

Glaucidium tephronotum
Family
Owls
Order
Strigiformes
Codes
recowl1, RCOW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyOwls (Strigidae)
SpeciesGlaucidium tephronotum
Codesrecowl1, RCOW
Identification

The Red-chested Owlet (Glaucidium tephronotum) is a member of the Owls family within the order Strigiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code recowl1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Otus thilohoffmanni
Sandy Scops-Owl
Otus icterorhynchus
Sokoke Scops-Owl
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Red-chested Owlet photo
(c) Mathias D'haen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mathias D'haen

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Glaucidium tephronotum

Family: Owls

Order: Strigiformes

eBird Code: recowl1