Forest Owlet:

It is in the high-risk condition according to the list of IUCN. After many years in was found 100 km away from Mumbai in western ghats. The Hindu newspaper reported that it was considered extinct for 113 years unless found in Toranmal Reserve Forest near Shahada in the Satpuda ranges in Maharashtra in 1997. As estimated only 50 to 250 are left worldwide. It feeds on rodents, grasshoppers, lizards, birds and frogs. Superstitious beliefs of killing owlet to make one fertile and excessive human intrusion into environment has rendered it critically endangered. [caption id="attachment_6436" align="aligncenter" width="513"] A Forest Owlet found in Melghat, Maharashtra. The discovery of 'Forest Owlet', listed as one facing a high risk of extinction, in the Western Ghats has brought new hope about its survival.[/caption]