Rare bird and a Lucky sighting: #ForestOwlet known as Vann Pingla in marathi. Less than 1000 in number and IUCN has categorised as “Endangered” A good habitat can save this if we act today. Else all that we will have is Pics. #IndiAves #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #SonyAlpha
Here's an #illustration of the #endangered Forest Owlet ✨
Have you been lucky enough to spot this owl in the wild?
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Rare bird: #ForestOwlet
The species was considered extinct for over 100 years until it was rediscovered in 1997.
Global population - less than 1000
IUCN red list - Endangered
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The #forestowlet ( #Atheneblewitti ) is endemic to the forests of central India. It is a member of the typical owl family Strigidae, and was first described in 1873. As it was not sighted after 1884, it was considered extinct for many…
#ForestOwlet - Pride of Melghat
Considered extinct by 1884, it resurfaced after 113 years in 1997. British were crazy about this bird. #Melghat has healthy population of these birds and considered as a last refuge for them.
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#Forestowlet found in few forests of central India. #habitatloss
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This was the first #ForestOwlet nest I found on a roadside tree #Shahada #Toranmal in 1998--site where it was rediscovered after 113 long yrs in 1997 by Pam Rasmussen. Very exposed but no one the village knew. I wrote about it here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #Ornithology
Lost and found!
The forest owlet, discovered in 1872, was considered extinct until its rediscovery in 1997, making it an enigmatic species!
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just a few kilometers from #junglelorebirdinglodge there is a new roosting place for #forestowlet
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This was my best shot of the #endangered and #endemic FOREST OWLET in #india . We went back to jungle in the evening and tracked this calling bird down. Check out how small it is in relation to the leaves! #birds #india birds #birdtours #owl #owl et #forestowlet
Plan to expand a railway line through #Melghat will threaten tigers the iconic #ForestOwlet , rediscovered here. Fortunately for now, CM Office of Uddhav Thackeray seems dedicated push for alternatives
Comic from my column with The Hindu greenhumour.com/2020/08/railwa…
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