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This is a submontane owl of SEA except Singapore. In Peninsula Malaysia
Collared Owlet can be commonly heard & seen in Awana and Fraser Hill. The
altitude range is from 400m upto to 3,000m.
It is the smallest of Owl coming in at about 7-8 inches in Malaysia. Besides its yellow eye and prominent streaked at its belly ; the owl has a buff and blackish face image at its nape ( back of neck).
It prey on small birds and mammal like squirrel. It do its hunting anytime; day and night. Most often when it call other birds will get agitated and try to mock the owlet. That is why it has this unique facial pattern at its nape to frighten off those nuisance birds wanting to mock it from behind. Pic2
It is the smallest of Owl coming in at about 7-8 inches in Malaysia. Besides its yellow eye and prominent streaked at its belly ; the owl has a buff and blackish face image at its nape ( back of neck).
It prey on small birds and mammal like squirrel. It do its hunting anytime; day and night. Most often when it call other birds will get agitated and try to mock the owlet. That is why it has this unique facial pattern at its nape to frighten off those nuisance birds wanting to mock it from behind. Pic2
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