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Boobook Owl
''Ninox'' is a genus of true owls comprising 36 species found in Asia and Australasia. Many species are known as hawk-owls or boobooks, but the northern hawk-owl (''Surnia ulula'') is not a member of this genus. Taxonomy The genus was introduced by English naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1837 with the type species as ''Ninox nipalensis'', a junior synonym of ''Strix lugubris'' Tickell 1833. ''Strix lugubris'' is now considered a subspecies of the brown boobook (''Ninox scutula lugubris''). Species The genus contains 37 species: *† Laughing owl, '' Ninox albifacies'' (extinct) * Rufous owl, '' Ninox rufa'' * Powerful owl, '' Ninox strenua'' * Barking owl, '' Ninox connivens'' * Sumba boobook, '' Ninox rudolfi'' * Australian boobook, ''Ninox boobook'' * Rote boobook ''Ninox rotiensis'' * Timor boobook ''Ninox fusca'' * Alor boobook, ''Ninox plesseni'' * Tasmanian boobook, ''Ninox leucopsis'' * Morepork, '' Ninox novaeseelandiae'' * Northern boobook, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morepork
The morepork (''Ninox novaeseelandiae''), also called the ruru, is a small brown owl found in New Zealand, Norfolk Island and formerly Lord Howe Island. The bird has almost 20 alternative common names, including mopoke and boobook—many of these names are onomatopoeic, as they emulate the bird's distinctive two-pitched call. Three subspecies of the morepork are recognized, one of which is extinct and another that exists only as a hybrid population. Described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, it was for many years considered to be the same species as the Australian boobook of mainland Australia until 1999. It was also considered the same species as the Tasmanian boobook of Tasmania until 2022. It has dark brown plumage with prominent pale spots, and golden-yellow eyes. It is generally nocturnal, though sometimes active at dawn and dusk, retiring to roost in secluded spots in the foliage of trees. The morepork feeds on insects and small vertebrates, hunting by pouncing on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumba Boobook
The Sumba boobook (''Ninox rudolfi'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to Sumba in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. References Sumba boobook Birds of Sumba Sumba boobook The Sumba boobook (''Ninox rudolfi'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to Sumba in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{strigiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindanao Boobook
The Mindanao boobook or Mindanao hawk-owl (''Ninox spilocephala'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae that is endemic to the Philippines on the island of Mindanao. It was previously known as a subspecies of the Philippine hawk-owl, but was reclassified in 2012, as voice and other evidence suggested it a distinct species. It is found in tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Description EBird describes the bird as "A fairly small owl of lowland forest on Mindanao. Dark brown on the head and upperparts with speckles on the wing, a reddish-brown chest, a white belly with thick reddish-brown streaking, and yellowish eyes. Similar to chocolate boobook, but Mindanao is much smaller and lacks any white on the chest. Song is a short three-noted phrase 'boo-woo! boo!' with the first and second notes slurred." The Mindanao boobook is an earless species. The males and females look much alike. Among the species complex, this owl is differentiated by its ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luzon Boobook
The Luzon boobook or Luzon hawk-owl (''Ninox philippensis'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Philippines where it lives in forests. It is a brown and white mottled bird and males and females look much alike. Description The Luzon boobook is one of the smallest of the owls in the Philippine hawk-owl complex. It has white eyebrow-like streaks above the eyes and the beak and a white moustache forming an x-shape on the head. It does not have tufts of feathers on its head resembling ears. The upper parts of all subspecies are brown and the wings are mottled with oval-shaped white spots. The tail is dark brown with narrow white stripes. The sides of the head are brown, the chin is a whitish colour, while the rest of the underparts are pale white with wide brown streaks which are more prominent on the breast. The underside of the tail is white. The chequered subspecies have these reticulated patterns on the underparts, on the head, the upper parts of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Hawk-owl
The Philippine hawk-owl is a species complex of owls in the family Strigidae. They are all endemic to the Philippines. Description The Philippine hawk-owls are earless. The males and females look much alike. They differ in size and pattern on the bottom side. ''N. reyi'' and ''N. spilonota'' are the biggest and ''N. philippensis'', ''N. spilocephala'' and ''N. mindorensis'' the smallest. The pattern on the bottom side of ''N. reyi'', ''N. p. spilonota'' and ''N. mindorensis'' is checked. The pattern on all the other species are striped. Species range in size (including the tail) to a length of 21.0 to 26.5 cm and have a wingspan of 16.5 to 20.5 cm. All are species splits from what was once recognized as a single species, ''N. philippensis'', known together as the Philippine hawk-owl. Two of the owls have been recognized in 2012 as distinct species based on vocal and other differences. They were also previously characterized as subspecies. Systematics and taxonomy Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andaman Boobook
The Andaman boobook or Andaman hawk-owl (''Ninox affinis'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertidal zones. Mangrove forests grow mainly at tropical and subtropical latitudes because mangroves cannot withstand fr .... It is becoming rare due to habitat loss. Gallery References Andaman boobook Birds of the Andaman Islands Andaman boobook Andaman boobook Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{strigiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chocolate Boobook
The chocolate boobook (''Ninox randi'') is a bird species in the true owl family, Strigidae. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the brown boobook. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on all major islands except Palawan. References External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20090416051719/http://www.ornitaxa.com/SM/Split/SplitTypicalOwls.htm * http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=2759 {{Taxonbar, from=Q1272400 chocolate boobook Endemic birds of the Philippines chocolate boobook chocolate boobook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hume's Boobook
Hume's boobook or Hume's hawk-owl (''Ninox obscura'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae endemic to the Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between th .... Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss. Gallery References Hume's hawk-owl Birds of the Andaman Islands Hume's boobook {{strigiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Boobook
The brown boobook (''Ninox scutulata''), also known as the brown hawk-owl, is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal east to western Indonesia and south China. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae. Taxonomy The brown boobook was formally described in 1822 by Stamford Raffles from a specimen collected in Sumatra under the binomial name ''Strix scutulata''. The specific epithet is from Latin ''scutulatus '' meaning "diamond-shaped". The brown boobook is now placed with the other boobooks in the genus '' Ninox'' that was introduced by the English naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1837. Nine subspecies are recognised: * ''N. s. lugubris'' ( Tickell, 1833) – north, northeast, central India and Nepal * ''N. s. burmanica'' Hume, 1876 – northeast India to south China, Indochina and Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Boobook
The northern boobook (''Ninox japonica'') belongs to the family Strigidae (true owls) and is a raptorial owl endemic to eastern and southern countries of Asia. The species was considered, until recently, a conspecific of ''Ninox scutulata'' or brown boobook, a species of similar distribution encompassing 11 subspecies. The species currently includes two subspecies, the migrant ''Ninox japonica japonica'' and the non-migrant ''Ninox japonica totogo''. Despite being considered as the most common breeding owl in Japan, little research has been conducted on the species and subspecies and the taxonomic classification of ''N. j. totogo'' and ''N. j. japonica'' has been a subject of debate. There are no indications of significant decline in northern boobook populations and therefore its conservation status has been classified as least concern by the IUCN Red List. Description ''Ninox japonica'' is a hawk owl species with a body length averaging between 29 and 33 cm and a wingspan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmanian Boobook
The Tasmanian boobook (''Ninox leucopsis''), also known as the Tasmanian spotted owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Tasmania. Formerly considered conspecific with the morepork (''N. novaeseelandiae''), multiple phylogenetic studies have affirmed its status as a distinct species, and it was reclassified as distinct by the International Ornithological Congress in 2022. It is widespread in Tasmania and on King Island and other islands of Bass Strait. It has been recorded in southern Victoria, and once from New South Wales. It predominantly occurs in eucalypt Eucalypt is a descriptive name for woody plants with capsule fruiting bodies belonging to seven closely related genera (of the tribe Eucalypteae) found across Australasia: ''Eucalyptus'', '' Corymbia'', '' Angophora'', ''Stockwellia'', ''Allosyn ... forests. References Sources * {{Taxonbar, from=Q21087251 Ninox Birds described in 1838 Endemic birds of Tasmania Taxa named by John Gou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alor Boobook
The Alor boobook (''Ninox plesseni'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Pantar and Alor Island Alor ( id, Pulau Alor) is the largest island in the Alor Archipelago and is one of the 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia. It is located at the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands that runs through southeastern Indonesia, which from ...s in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q60793192 Ninox Birds described in 1929 Birds of Indonesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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