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title: "Collared Owlet"
description: "Taenioptynx brodiei — Birds. The collared owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei), also known as the collared pygmy owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/collared-owlet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Collared Owlet

> Taenioptynx brodiei — Birds. The collared owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei), also known as the collared pygmy owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.

- Scientific name: *Taenioptynx brodiei*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 759
- iNaturalist taxon: [1286804](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1286804)

## Names

- en: Collared Owlet
- de: Wachtelkauz
- es: Mochuelo Acollarado
- fr: Chevêchette à collier

## Countries with the most observations

TW (247), CN (103), IN (103), TH (82), MY (37), BT (32), VN (25), NP (9), HK (3)

## Summary

The collared owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei), also known as the collared pygmy owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Its natural habitat is submontane and montane forests with open spaces and is distributed throughout oriental Asia. It is the smallest owl in Asia, at 15 cm (5.9 in) and 60 g (2.1 oz).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collared_owlet

## Photo

![Collared Owlet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/collared-owlet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251499248

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/collared-owlet?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).