chesnut backed owlet

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I'm impressed with your project of painting all the birds of India! Your passion for these birds is evident in your beautiful paintings of birds; this is no exception.

Very beautiful painting and I love owls.

Thanks Gudrun Stahl Sharpley.... for the kind words... Thanks Joseph Broderick....My Pleasure...

Such a cute owl Pratim, well done on your birds.

Thanks Carole Swingler ...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 385 (Observe the Bird and recognize)...CHESTNUTBAKED OWLET ... ..[From a Photograph of MR. KOSHYK KOSHY]...WATERCOLOUR...A4...2014.. The chestnut-backed owlet (Glaucidium castanotum) (often misspelled Glaucidium castanonotum[citation needed]), is an owl which is endemic to Sri Lanka. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most of the smaller species of owl. This species was formerly considered as a subspecies of the jungle owlet. The chestnut-backed owlet is small (19 cm) and stocky. It resembles the jungle owlet in shape, size and appearance but the upperparts, scapulars and wing coverts are mainly chestnut brown, with darker barring. The underparts are white with blackish shaft-streaks. The facial disc is mainly brown and the eyes are yellow. There is a white neckband. Sexes are similar. There is no sexual dimorphism. This species is diurnal and is frequently seen in the day, especially in the evening. The flight is deeply undulating. It can often be located by the small birds that mob it while it is perched in a tree. It frequents tops of tall trees, usually on steep hill-sides and hence is often missed. It feeds mainly on insects, such as beetles, but also captures mice, small lizards, and small birds mostly when the young are being fed. The call is a slow kraw-kraw and carries for a long distance. It nests in a hole in a tree, laying two eggs. [INFO : WIKIPEDIA]