Sjostedt's Owlet

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Sjostedt's Owlet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Glaucidium
Species: G. sjostedti
Binomial name
Glaucidium sjostedti
Reichenow, 1893

The Sjostedt's Owlet (Glaucidium sjostedti) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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