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[[Image:Southern_Boobook_juvenile_by_Greg_McKay.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Greg_McKay|Greg McKay}}<br />Castlemaine Botanical gardens, [[Victoria]], [[Australia]], February 2010 ]] | [[Image:Southern_Boobook_juvenile_by_Greg_McKay.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Greg_McKay|Greg McKay}}<br />Castlemaine Botanical gardens, [[Victoria]], [[Australia]], February 2010 ]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Southern Boobook is a recent split, it used to be together with [[Sumba Boobook]] and [[Morepork]]. | + | Southern Boobook is a recent split, it used to be together with [[Sumba Boobook]] and [[Morepork]]. Clements still lumps [[Morepork]] with this species. |
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Between 9 and 11 subspecies are currently recognized in Southern Boobook, differing quite strongly in plumage. The most distinct subspecies is ''lurida'' (Red Boobook) which is a very dark form from north-eastern Queensland which may warrant full species status. | Between 9 and 11 subspecies are currently recognized in Southern Boobook, differing quite strongly in plumage. The most distinct subspecies is ''lurida'' (Red Boobook) which is a very dark form from north-eastern Queensland which may warrant full species status. | ||
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*''N. n. lurida'': North-eastern [[Australia]] (north-eastern [[Queensland]] between Cooktown and Paluma) | *''N. n. lurida'': North-eastern [[Australia]] (north-eastern [[Queensland]] between Cooktown and Paluma) | ||
*''N. n. boobook'': Coastal eastern Australia (north to southern Queensland) | *''N. n. boobook'': Coastal eastern Australia (north to southern Queensland) | ||
| − | *''N. n. leucopsis'': [[Tasmania]] and islands in Bass Strait | + | *''N. n. leucopsis'': [[Tasmania]] and islands in Bass Strait - included in [[Morepork]] by Gill and Donsker and split as [[Spotted Boobook]] by Dickinson |
The subspecies ''rotiensis'' from Roti Island is sometimes considered a full species. | The subspecies ''rotiensis'' from Roti Island is sometimes considered a full species. | ||
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The nominate form is known for its oft repeated call, a quick, falcetto "boobook". | The nominate form is known for its oft repeated call, a quick, falcetto "boobook". | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Verbelen 2010. Asian enigma: First field observations of Ninox (novaeseelandiae) rotiensis on Roti island, Lesser Sundas, Indonesia. BirdingASIA 13: 85-89. |
#Avibase | #Avibase | ||
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015) | ||
Revision as of 09:01, 23 August 2015
- Ninox boobook
Includes: Roti Boobook
Identification
Body length is about 25-36 cm, with females larger than males. Upperside is brown with white spots, underside buffy or white with brown streaks or spots, quite variable. Around the eye is a dark area surrounded by pale feathering ("spectacles" or "goggles"), and eyes are pale greenish yellow.
Variations
Race leucopsis from Tasmania have darker underside with white spots and yellow eyes, may occur in mainland Australia. Race lurida (Red Boobook) lack the white spots on upperside, have dark underside, seems to lack the pale spectacles, and show differences in song and song activity.
Distribution
Parts of Indonesia (Timor and southern New Guinea) and all of Australia.
Taxonomy
Southern Boobook is a recent split, it used to be together with Sumba Boobook and Morepork. Clements still lumps Morepork with this species.
Subspecies
Between 9 and 11 subspecies are currently recognized in Southern Boobook, differing quite strongly in plumage. The most distinct subspecies is lurida (Red Boobook) which is a very dark form from north-eastern Queensland which may warrant full species status.
- N. n. rotiensis: Roti (Lesser Sundas)
- N. n. fusca: Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas)
- N. n. plesseni: Alor (north of Timor)
- N. n. moae: Moa, Leti and Romang islands (east of Timor)
- N. n. cinnamomina: Babar Island (east of Timor)
- N. n. remigialis: Kai Islands
- N. n. pusilla: Southern New Guinea
- N. n. ocellata: Sawu (Lesser Sundas) and Australia (except east coast)
- N. n. lurida: North-eastern Australia (north-eastern Queensland between Cooktown and Paluma)
- N. n. boobook: Coastal eastern Australia (north to southern Queensland)
- N. n. leucopsis: Tasmania and islands in Bass Strait - included in Morepork by Gill and Donsker and split as Spotted Boobook by Dickinson
The subspecies rotiensis from Roti Island is sometimes considered a full species.
Habitat
Just about everywhere where trees can be found, including in towns.
Behaviour
Hides well during day but sits on bare branches etc at night sallying out to catch insects.
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, but they also eat mice and other small mammals.
Vocalisation
The nominate form is known for its oft repeated call, a quick, falcetto "boobook".
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Verbelen 2010. Asian enigma: First field observations of Ninox (novaeseelandiae) rotiensis on Roti island, Lesser Sundas, Indonesia. BirdingASIA 13: 85-89.
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Southern Boobook. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Southern_Boobook
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