Asian Barred Owlet
Asian Barred OwletAsian Barred OwletAsian Barred OwletAsian Barred Owlet

Asian Barred Owlet

Glaucidium cuculoides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Langtang National Park
4 Verified records at Langtang National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides), also known as the cuckoo owlet, is a species of pygmy owl native to the forests and shrublands of mainland Southeast Asia to the foothills of the Himalayas of northern Pakistan. It is a smaller owl, measuring 22–25 cm (8.7–9.8 in), making it one of the larger pygmy owls. They are primarily insectivorous but will eat lizards, small rodents and birds as well. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Collared Owlet
LC

Collared Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium brodiei

5–10% · With luck
Mountain Scops-Owl
LC Endemic

Mountain Scops-Owl

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Otus spilocephalus

<5% · Rare
Himalayan Owl
LC Endemic

Himalayan Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix nivicolum

<5% · Rare
Collared Scops Owl
LC Endemic

Collared Scops Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Otus lettia

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Asian Barred Owlet at Langtang National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
30–40%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
4 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
10 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
14 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
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