| Spotted owlet | |
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| A. b. indica India | |
| A pair calling in Pune | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Athene |
| Species: | A. brama
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| Binomial name | |
| Athene brama (Temminck, 1821)
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| Synonyms | |
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Carine brama | |
The spotted owlet (Athene brama) is a small owl which breeds in tropical Asia from North Pakistan to Southeast Asia. A common resident of open habitats including farmland and human habitation, it has adapted to living in cities. They roost in small groups in the hollows of trees or in cavities in rocks and buildings. It nests in a hole in a tree or building, laying 3–5 eggs. The species shows great variation including clinal variation in size and forms a superspecies with the very similar little owl.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Athene brama". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689332A93227068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689332A93227068.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.