b'\n_START_ARTICLE_\nAthene blewitti\n_START_SECTION_\nDescripci\xc3\xb3n\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nEl mochuelo de Blewitt es peque\xc3\xb1o (23\xc2\xa0cm) y un tanto fornido. Es t\xc3\xadpicamente un b\xc3\xbaho con una corona un poco desprovista de manchas y de alas y cola muy anillados. Tiene el cr\xc3\xa1neo y el pico relativamente grandes. A diferencia del b\xc3\xbaho manchado, tiene pocas y apenas visibles manchas sobre la corona y la espalda. Las partes superiores tienen un color caf\xc3\xa9 gris\xc3\xa1ceo oscuro. El pecho superior es casi de color caf\xc3\xa9 s\xc3\xb3lido y a los lados est\xc3\xa1n listados con una porci\xc3\xb3n central blanca en la parte baja del pecho que algunas veces no est\xc3\xa1 marcado, especialmente en los machos. Las plumas primarias son m\xc3\xa1s oscuras y distintivas. Las alas y la cola tienen rayas con bordes posteriores blancos. Un parche oscuro debajo del ala visible en vuelo. El disco facial es p\xc3\xa1lido y los ojos son amarillos.\xe2\x80\x8b_NEWLINE_El ep\xc3\xadteto de la especie conmemora a F. R. Blewitt, el coleccionista del primer esp\xc3\xa9cimen que se consigui\xc3\xb3 en diciembre de 1872 en Busnah-Phooljan cerca de Basna sobre la v\xc3\xada Phuljar en la regi\xc3\xb3n m\xc3\xa1s al Este en Madhya Pradesh. El esp\xc3\xa9cimen fue enviado a Allan Octavian Hume quien le describi\xc3\xb3 en el a\xc3\xb1o 1873.\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8b\n_START_SECTION_\nEtolog\xc3\xada\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nThese owls typically hunt from perches where they sit still and wait for prey. When perched they flick their tails from side to side rapidly and more excitedly when prey is being chased. It was observed in one study that nearly 60% of prey were lizards(including skinks), 15% rodents, 2% birds and the remaining invertebrates and frogs. When nesting the male hunted and fed the female at nest and the young were fed by the female. The young fledge after 30\xe2\x80\x9332 days.\xe2\x80\x8b_NEWLINE_The peak courtship season is in January to February during which time they are very responsive to call playback with a mixture of song and territorial calls.\xe2\x80\x8b_NEWLINE_They appear to be strongly diurnal although not very active after 10 AM, often hunting during daytime.\xe2\x80\x8b On cold winter mornings they bask on the tops of tall trees.\xe2\x80\x8b_NEWLINE_Filial cannibalism by males has been observed.\xe2\x80\x8b\n_START_SECTION_\nVocalization\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nThey make several different calls. These include a hissing call of short duration. The song calls are short and mellow unlike those of most owls. They are usually disyllabic, \xe2\x80\x9coh-owow\xe2\x80\x9d but sound monosyllabic and each note ascends and descends rapidly. The territorial calls have been transcribed as \xe2\x80\x9ckwaak \xe2\x80\xa6 kk, kwaa..kk\xe2\x80\x9d. A contact call of \xe2\x80\x9ckee yah, kee\xe2\x80\xa6yah\xe2\x80\x9d is given when the male brings food to the female at nest. The alarm calls is a \xe2\x80\x9cchirrur\xe2\x80\xa6 chirrur, chirr\xe2\x80\xa6chirr\xe2\x80\x9d while a begging \xe2\x80\x9ckee\xe2\x80\xa6k, kee\xe2\x80\xa6k\xe2\x80\x9d calls is made when young or females seek food.\xe2\x80\x8b\n_START_SECTION_\nStatus\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nThe Forest Owlet remains critically endangered, and the current population has been estimated at less than 250. It is thought that this owl has always been rare. The original specimens were collected in dense jungle, and the recent sightings in more open forest may represent suboptimal habitat. The forest in the plains in its range has been totally cleared, and there is pressure on the remaining forest resources._NEWLINE_A recent survey in non-protected areas of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh confirmed its presence at two places. In Maharashtra a pair was observed (out of 7 pairs in 2004) in Toranmal Reserve Forest and in Madhya Pradesh six individuals were observed in Khaknar.\xe2\x80\x8b'