Sunda owlet explained

The Sunda owlet (Taenioptynx sylvaticus) is a small owl from Borneo and Sumatra.

This species was formerly treated as a subspecies of the collared owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei). It was promoted to a separate species based largely on the basis of a difference in vocalisation.^{[1] [2]}

There are two subspecies:^[3]

• T. s. sylvaticus (Bonaparte, 1850) - montane Sumatra
• T. s. borneensis (Sharpe, 1893) - montane Borneo

Further reading

• Duncan, James R. (2003) Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . 2020 . Owls . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 22 February 2020 .
2. Gwee . C.Y. . Eaton . J.A. . Ng . E.Y.X. . Rheindt . F.E. . 2019 . Species delimitation within the Glaucidium brodiei owlet complex using bioacoustic tools . Avian Research . 10 . 36 . 10.1186/s40657-019-0175-4 . free .
3. Web site: Owls – IOC World Bird List . 2023-01-28 . www.worldbirdnames.org.