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12.4.2. The Forest Owlet


Had been lost for more than a century. After 113 long years, the owlet was rediscovered in 1997 and reappeared on the list of Indian birds.

Habitat: Dry deciduous forest.


Habitat / distribution: South Madhya Pradesh, in northwest Maharashtra and north-central Maharashtra.


Threats: Logging operations, burning and cutting of trees damage roosting and nesting trees of the Forest Owlet.