Alor Boobook
Ninox plesseni
Small brownish owl with staring yellow eyes and densely-patterned underparts. Endemic to the eastern Indonesdian islands of Alor and Pantar. Inhabits a range of wooded habitats, from primary rainforest to lightly wooded plantations. Unlike many other Boobooks, this species does not say “boo-book”, or any variation thereof, instead giving an extended series of deep growling notes. Formerly regarded as a subspecies of Southern Boobook.
Identification
The Alor boobook (Ninox plesseni) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Pantar and Alor Islands in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Australian boobook, before being reclassified as its own species due to bioacoustic data in 2017.
Taxonomy
Genus: Ninox; Family: Strigidae; Order: Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Ninox plesseni
- Authority
- Stresemann, 1929
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Ninox
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: stable.
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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