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lasting anywhere from 5–20 seconds, progressively becoming louder and harsher notes before stopping abruptly, transcribed as "kwuhk kwuhk-ke-kwuhk kwuhk-kekekwurre kwurre kwurre-kwurrekwurrekwurre kwurrekwurr". They also have a common call which is a smooth "hoop". Asian barred owlets are noisiest at
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578:Otus lettia
566:woodpeckers
303:Javan owlet
287:Description
86:Appendix II
44:Uttarakhand
1449:Categories
1427:Xeno-canto
1122:Xeno-canto
941:25 October
900:2346/93048
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601:References
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390:Baker, ECS
361:subspecies
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341:Glaucidium
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178:Glaucidium
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299:pygmy owl
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234:Range of
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123:Kingdom:
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