Ninox boobook

Southern Boobook at Bowral, NSW

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Ninox boobook MichaelBedingfield 1 Jul 2019
Ninox boobook MichaelBedingfield 1 Jul 2019
Ninox novaeseelandiae KarenG 28 Jun 2019

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3 comments

   1 Jul 2019
It appeatrs to have the right size and shape but the feather pattern/colour is not clear due to the shaded position.
   1 Jul 2019
Yes, unfortunately, the light in the photos is quite dappled.
   21 Jun 2021
This is most likely to be a Boobook. There is now some confusion with its generic name. The name was Ninox novaeseelandiae and this covered all subspecies. This name is becoming limited to the subspecies morepok (various spellings) including the NZ species and N boobook to the main species. Mentioned in detail in the CSIRO field guide.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 10 Apr 2019 04:56 PM Recorded on
  • KarenG Recorded by

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Species information

  • Ninox boobook Scientific name
  • Southern Boobook Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • -8.4m to 1711.1m Recorded at altitude
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  • Synonyms

    Ninox novaeseelandiae Ninox boobook

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