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Collared Owlet 
also known as the collared pygmy owl,
(Cú vọ má trắng, Cú vọ mặt trắng, Taenioptynx brodiei), 
formerly Glaucidium brodiei

The collared owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei), also known as the collared pygmy owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.

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)
The genus name Taenioptynx combines the Ancient Greek tainia meaning "band" or "stripe" with ptunx meaning "owl".

Taenioptynx is a genus of typical owls, or true owls, in the family Strigidae, that inhabits Asia.
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek tainia meaning "band" or "stripe" with ptunx meaning "owl".

1/ Collared owlet (Cú vọ má trắng, Cú vọ mặt trắng, Taenioptynx brodiei), also known as the collared pygmy owl
formerly Glaucidium brodiei