斑頭鵂鶹

斑頭鵂鶹（）是一種無角羽的貓頭鷹。頭部圓形，站姿比其他小型貓頭鷹更接近水平方向。棲息於森林裏面，會於樹洞築巢。常於早晨時段發出似裝滿水的瓶子倒轉時的急促咯咯叫聲，主要捕捉昆蟲、老鼠，以及其他較小隻的貓頭鷹來吃。

亞種及其分布
斑頭鵂鶹主要分布在孟加拉、印度、中國（包括香港、海南島）、泰國等亞洲地區。過去可以分5個亞種：尼泊爾亞種cuculoides腹部的白色羽毛範圍不大，前胸同腹部有深色的橫斑；persimile是海南島亞種，全身體羽較偏紅棕色。香港品種是whiteleyi亞種。現時本物種包括下列八個亞種：
*Glaucidium cuculoides austerum Ripley, 1948
*Glaucidium cuculoides bruegeli (Parrot, 1908)
*Glaucidium cuculoides cuculoides (Vigors, 1831)
*Glaucidium cuculoides deignani Ripley, 1948
*Glaucidium cuculoides delacouri Ripley, 1948
*Glaucidium cuculoides persimile Hartert, 1910
*Glaucidium cuculoides rufescens E. C. S. Baker, 1926
*Glaucidium cuculoides whitelyi (Blyth, 1867)

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Image:Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) at Jayanti, Duars, WB W IMG 5737.jpg| at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
Image:Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) at Jayanti, Duars, WB W IMG 5735.jpg| at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
Image:Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) at Jayanti, Duars, WB W IMG 5703.jpg| at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.

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