• Synonyms Yellow-legged Owlet, Red chested Owlet
  • Old latin name for bird Glaucidium pycrafti

Red-chested Owletbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Teet Sirotkin
    Kenya
  • 2.
    Song, © Ben Phalan
    Liberia
  • 3.
    Call, © Charles Davies
    Rwanda
  • 4.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 5.
    Song, © Brian Cox
    Uganda
  • 6.
    Call, © Hans Groot
    Uganda
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Red-chested Owlet

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c

Red-chested Owlet subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Glaucidium tephronotum medjeGabon and DR Congo to Rwanda and Burundi, sw, e Uganda and w Kenya-No
Glaucidium tephronotum pycraftiCameroon-No
Glaucidium tephronotum tephronotumLiberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliরারফুক কুটি঩যাুঁচা
Catalanmussolet de pit roig
Chinese红胸鸺鹠
Chinese (Traditional)紅胸鵂鶹
Croatiancrvenoprsi ćuk
Czechkulíšek rezavoprsý, Kulíšek rudoprsý
DanishRødbrystet Spurveugle
DutchRoodborstdwerguil
EsperantoAfrika strigeto
Estoniantõmmuselg-värbkakk
Finnishtropiikkivarpuspöllö
FrenchChevêchette à pieds jaunes, Ludlow's Fulvetta
GermanRotbrustkauz, Rotbrust-Zwergkauz, Rotbrust-Sperlingskauz
Hungarianvörösmellű törpekuvik
ItalianCivetta nana pettorossiccio, Civettina pettorosso
Japaneseムネアカススメフクロウ, ムネアカスズメフクロウ
Lithuaniangeltonkojė žvirblinė pelėda
Norwegiangråhodeugle
Norwegian NynorskGråhovudugle
Polishsóweczka rdzawopierśna, sóweczka rdzawopiersna
Portuguesemochinho-de-peito-vermelho, mocho-pigmeu-de-peito-ruivo
RussianКрасногрудый Сычик, Сычик красногрудый, Красногрудый сычик, Красногрудый воробьиный сыч
SerbianCrvenogruda mala sova
Slovakkuvičok hrdzavoprsý
SpanishMochuelo pechirrojo, Mochuelo de Pecho Rojo
SwahiliKitaumande Kidari-chekundu
Swedishrödbröstad sparvuggla
TurkishKara Kızıl Serçe Baykuşu
Ukrainianсичик-горобець рудобокий