New Britain boobook
New Britain boobook | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Ninox |
Species: | N. odiosa
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Binomial name | |
Ninox odiosa Sclater, PL, 1877
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The New Britain boobook (Ninox odiosa), also known as the spangled boobook, New Britain hawk-owl or russet hawk-owl, is a small owl that is endemic to New Britain, the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea.
Description
The New Britain boobook is a small owl that grows to a length of about 22 cm (9 in). It has finely spotted chocolate-brown plumage, golden eyes and white eyebrows. Its facial disk is brown while the upper breast is marked with a wide brown band with buff or white barrings. The underparts are densely spotted brown.[3]
Its call is a series of rapidly repeated "whoo"s, starting at a low pitch which rises and becomes faster and louder.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This species is found in the lowlands and hills of the New Britain and New Ireland endemic bird areas at elevations of up to 1,200 m (3,940 ft)
Conservation
Formerly classified as being a "Species of
References
- ^ . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c "Species factsheet: Ninox odiosa". BirdLife International. Retrieved 2013-12-23.