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The spotted owlet (Athene brama) belongs to the family Strigidae under the order Strigiformes.
Spotted owlet taxonomy
The family Strigidae was first described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in a guide to the contents of the British Museum published in 1820.Nearly 25 genera and 220 extant species are classified under the Strigidae. The genus Athene was introduced by Friedrich Boie (4 June 1789 – 3 March 1870), a German entomologist, herpetologist, ornithologist and lawyer, in the year 1822.
The genus Athene includes four living species, viz., Athene brama, Athene noctua, Athene blewitti and Athene cunicularia. The species Athene brama is polytypic and includes five subspecies, viz., Athene brama brama, Athene brama indica, Athene brama ultra, Athene brama pulchra and Athene brama mayri.
Taxonomic classification | |
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Binomial name: | Athene brama |
Species: | A. brama |
Genus: | Athene brama |
Subfamily: | - |
Family: | Strigidae |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Class: | Aves |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
1.Spotted owlet - Athene brama 369 Photo by Mahesh Mankar |
2.Spotted owlet - Athene brama Photo by Deepak sankat |
3.Spotted owlet - Athene brama Photo by Swaroopsingharoy |
4.Spotted owlet - Athene brama Photo by Jishnu Satheesh babu |
5.Spotted owlet - Athene brama Photo by ANIL KUMAR BOSE |
6.Spotted owlet - Athene brama Photo by Souryadeep Mukherjee |
7.Athene brama Photo by Sri Raman A |
8.Athene brama Photo by Lip Kee |
9.Spotted owlet - Athene brama - Juvenile Photo by Rushil2u |
1.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SpottedOwl.jpg (cropped)
Author: Mahesh Mankar | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
2.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spotted_owlet_(Athene_brama.jpg (cropped)
Author: Deepak sankat | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
3.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spotted_owlet_by_Swaroop_Singha_Roy_11_(cropped).jpg (cropped)
Author: Swaroopsingharoy | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
4.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki (cropped)
Author: Jishnu Satheesh babu | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
5.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki (cropped)
Author: ANIL KUMAR BOSE | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
6.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki (cropped)
Author: Souryadeep Mukherjee | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
7.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki (cropped)
Author: Sri Raman A | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
8.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Athene_brama_1.jpg (cropped)
Author: Lip Kee | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 11/14/17
9.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki (cropped)
Author: Rushil2u | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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