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- Ninox sumbaensis
Alternative names: Little Sumba Boobook; Little Sumba Hawk-Owl
Identification
Grey faced with white eyebrows and greyish crown with fine barring. Yellow eyes and bill. Throat and upper breast are rufous with dark stripes and the lower breast is white with dark stripes. Upper parts are light brown with fine, widely spaced dark brown stripes. The underside of the flight feathers are barred rufous and cream, and the upperside is barred rufous and dark brown. The tail has 12-13 dark brown bars on a light rufous-brown background. The legs are feathered on the front down to the toes, but almost bare on the back. The toes have bristly feathers on the top. Feet are yellow, as are the claws, which have have a grey-black tip. Wing Span 57cm (22.4") Tail Length 9.95cm (3.9") Body Length 23cm (9") Weight 90g (3.2oz)
Distribution
Endemic to Sumba, Indonesia
Taxonomy
Since the late 1980s, an unknown owl of the Genus Otus has been reported on the island of Sumba in Indonesia. DNA testing Owl has this as a Ninox owl but different to Ninox novaeseelandiae (Southern Boobook Owl), Ninox scutulata (Brown Hawk Owl) and Ninox rudolfi (Sumba Boobook) that are present in Indonesia.
Habitat
Primary and Secondary forest of around 600m (1968ft) elevation
