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Smaller and stockier than most other owls, the forest owlet is nevertheless a predatory bird that makes its nests in tree cavities and preys upon rodents, lizards, insects, and other avians. Unlike most other owls, it is a diurnal bird that prefers to actively hunt during the daytime. It is even known to sunbathe in the proper weather. | Smaller and stockier than most other owls, the forest owlet is nevertheless a predatory bird that makes its nests in tree cavities and preys upon rodents, lizards, insects, and other avians. Unlike most other owls, it is a diurnal bird that prefers to actively hunt during the daytime. It is even known to sunbathe in the proper weather. | ||
Forest owlets are thought to communicate with one another by way of head bobbing and tail flicks, but the species's rarity makes research difficult. Females typically produce two eggs between October and March. | Forest owlets are thought to communicate with one another by way of head bobbing and tail flicks, but the species's rarity makes research difficult. Females typically produce two eggs between October and March, which are protected by the mother from various threats -- sometimes including the father himself -- until they are able to fend for themselves. Their preferred habitats are drier forested areas, but due to human pressures, some populations have been forced to take up residence in wetter forests instead. | ||
Formerly designated Extinct, then Critically Endangered, the forest owlet is modernly considered to be "Endangered" by the IUCN after more extant populations were discovered in various central Indian forests. Despite these revisions, however, they are very much threatened and it is estimated that 200 or less individual owlets are alive today. They face a variety of threats, not the least of which has been deforestation and habitat destruction due to a changing India. Superstitious beliefs held by local populations also result in the needless deaths for the bird and the theft of its eggs. Filial cannibalism has also been observed, further increasing the ill-fated species's high mortality rate and compromising the integrity of their continued existence. The government of India has given the forest owlet full protection and efforts have been made to raise local awareness of their difficult situation, but these rare and unique animals have a long road ahead to survival in the modern world. | |||
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