Sjöstedt's Barred Owlet (Glaucidium sjostedti)

About the Sjöstedt's Barred Owlet

Sjöstedt's barred owlet (Glaucidium sjostedti), also known as Sjöstedt's owlet, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae from west central Africa. Sjöstedt's barred owlet is a small owl, which has a brown head, neck and upper back densely marked with thin, white bars, while the remainder of the upperparts are deep reddish brown. There is extensive barring on the breast, where many dark brown bars are set against the light cinnamon-brown background; the barring becomes more diffuse towards the lower belly and vent. It has a distinctive face, with bold, white eyebrows above bright yellow eyes. Juveniles resemble the adults, but are generally paler, with a yellow-brown cast to the underparts and faint barring on the upper breast, darkening to become chestnut around the throat.