Papuan Boobook
A species of Asian and Australasian Hawk-owls and Boobooks, Also known as Jungle Boobook Scientific name : Ninox theomacha Genus : Asian and Australasian Hawk-owls and Boobooks
Papuan Boobook, A species of Asian and Australasian Hawk-owls and Boobooks
Also known as:
Jungle Boobook
Botanical name: Ninox theomacha
Genus: Asian and Australasian Hawk-owls and Boobooks
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Description
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Description
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. It lives mainly in lowland forests, montane forests, and submontane forests, mainly on the forests' edges. It is found in northwestern and southeastern New Guinea.
Size
28 cm