Javan owlet

{{Short description|Species of owl}}

{{speciesbox

| image = Javan Owlet - Carita - Java MG 3575 (29030338883).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Glaucidium castanopterum |volume=2016 |page=e.T22689280A93225162 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689280A93225162.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

| status2 = CITES_A2

| status2_system = CITES

| status2_ref = {{Cite web|title=Appendices {{!}} CITES|url=https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php|access-date=2022-01-14|website=cites.org}}

| genus = Glaucidium

| species = castanopterum

| authority = (Horsfield, 1821)

| synonyms =

| range_map = GlaucidiumCastanopterumIUCN2019-2.png

| range_map_caption = Range of G. castanopterum {{leftlegend|#008000|Resident|outline=gray}}

}}

The Javan owlet (Glaucidium castanopterum) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.

It is native to the islands of Java and Bali.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.