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;[[:Category:Ninox|Ninox]] scutulata | ;[[:Category:Ninox|Ninox]] scutulata | ||
'''Includes Chocolate Boobook; Northern Boobook''' | '''Includes Chocolate Boobook; Northern Boobook''' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
27 - 33cm. A medium sized owl which resembles a hawk with its long tail and wings. Face dark with a small white patch between the yellow eyes. Plumage dark brown, barred tail, buffish-white to uniform dark belly, according to subspecies. Sexes similar, but male smaller than female.<br /> | 27 - 33cm. A medium sized owl which resembles a hawk with its long tail and wings. Face dark with a small white patch between the yellow eyes. Plumage dark brown, barred tail, buffish-white to uniform dark belly, according to subspecies. Sexes similar, but male smaller than female.<br /> | ||
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[[Asia]]. From southeast [[Siberia]] over Manchuria, [[Korea]], [[Japan]], east and south [[China]] to Indochina ([[Burma]], [[Vietnam]], [[Laos]], [[Thailand]], [[Cambodia]]), [[Malaysia]], [[Borneo]], [[Sumatra]], the [[Philippines]] and [[Java]]. Also in [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. A record of a death bird in [[Australia]]. | [[Asia]]. From southeast [[Siberia]] over Manchuria, [[Korea]], [[Japan]], east and south [[China]] to Indochina ([[Burma]], [[Vietnam]], [[Laos]], [[Thailand]], [[Cambodia]]), [[Malaysia]], [[Borneo]], [[Sumatra]], the [[Philippines]] and [[Java]]. Also in [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. A record of a death bird in [[Australia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:Northern_Boobook.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by Akiyo<br />Photo taken: Kagoshima, [[Japan]]<br />Subspecies ''japonica'']] | ||
9 - 12 subspecies recognized. Two subspecies are sometimes considered full species, Northern Boobook (''Ninox japonica'' with subspecies ''totogo'') and Chocolate Boobook (''Ninox randi''). Taxonomy of this species needs further study. | 9 - 12 subspecies recognized. Two subspecies are sometimes considered full species, Northern Boobook (''Ninox japonica'' with subspecies ''totogo'') and Chocolate Boobook (''Ninox randi''). Taxonomy of this species needs further study. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 28 October 2008
- Ninox scutulata
Includes Chocolate Boobook; Northern Boobook
Identification
27 - 33cm. A medium sized owl which resembles a hawk with its long tail and wings. Face dark with a small white patch between the yellow eyes. Plumage dark brown, barred tail, buffish-white to uniform dark belly, according to subspecies. Sexes similar, but male smaller than female.
Told from other Ninox Owls by lack of white spots on back and dark head.
Distribution
Asia. From southeast Siberia over Manchuria, Korea, Japan, east and south China to Indochina (Burma, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia), Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, the Philippines and Java. Also in India and Sri Lanka. A record of a death bird in Australia.
Taxonomy
9 - 12 subspecies recognized. Two subspecies are sometimes considered full species, Northern Boobook (Ninox japonica with subspecies totogo) and Chocolate Boobook (Ninox randi). Taxonomy of this species needs further study.
Habitat
Forest. Wide variety of different forest types troughout range (e.g. rainforest, deciduous, evergreen, coniferous forest, even plantations, parks and suburbs.
Behavior
Nocturnal. Roosts by day singly or in pairs in thick canopy.
Feeds mainly on insects (dragonflies, moths), catched in the air. Takes also crabs, lizards, amphibians, small birds, small mammals (including bats). Hunts in clearings, forest egdes or cultivated area.
Nests in a tree hole. Lays 2 - 5 eggs.
Northern races are migrating from Siberia, China, Korea and Japan south to Malaysia and Indonesia. Southern races don't migrate.
