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Asian Barred Owlet
also known as the Cuckoo owlet
(Cú vọ, Glaucidium cuculoides) 

The Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) also known as the Cuckoo owlet is a species of pygmy owl native to the forests and shrublands of mainland Southeast Asia to the foothills of the Himalayas of northern Pakistan.

Strigiformes: All Owls are classified as members of this order. The name is formed from "Strig", the plural form of the Latin word "strix", meaning "owl" and "formes", meaning "forms".
Strigidae: The family for all Owls except Barn Owls, derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Glaucidium Greek: glaukidion little owl, owlet.

Pygmy owls are members of the genus Glaucidium. They belong to the typical owl family (true owl), Strigidae. 

Glaucidium Greek: glaukidion little owl, owlet.

1/ Asian barred owlet (Cú vọ, Glaucidium cuculoides) also known as the Cuckoo owlet