Papuan boobook

Papuan boobook

Jungle boobook, Jungle hawk owl

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Ninox theomacha

The Papuan boobook (Ninox theomacha ), jungle boobook or jungle hawk owl, is a medium-sized, dark-colored owl. It has a dark gray-brown facial disk with lighter colored eyebrows, sooty or chocolate underparts, and mainly dark gray wings.

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It lives mainly in lowland forests, montane forests, and submontane forests, mainly on the forests' edges. It is found native to New Guinea.

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References

1. Papuan boobook Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papuan_boobook
2. Papuan boobook on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22689460/93231190
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/590316

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