Spotted owlet
OWLS OF INDIA-34 PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 766.. (Observe the Bird and recognize)... SPOTTED OWLET .. WATERCOLOUR ...A4....2017...[ From the ref. Photo of INTERNET ] ... The Spotted Owlet[Athene brama] is a small owl with a round head, yellow eyes and prominent white eyebrows. It is also known as the Spotted Little Owl. Description: The facial disc is creamy-buff with brown concentric lines. The forehead and lores are white to pale buffy. Eyebrows are white and curved. Eyes are pale to deep golden-yellow. The sides of the face are dark, contrasting with white rear edges. The cere is dusky green or greenish brown, the bill being greenish-horn, but sometimes darker, and somtimes more yellow on the upper ridge. The crown, sides of the head, and upperparts are earth-brown to greyish or rufescent, marked with small white spots. The nape has very large white spots, forming a collar, while the back has large white spots, and the scapulars have broad white edges. The chin, throat, and fron
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