Papuan Boobook

Ninox theomacha

Least Concern

The Papuan Boobook is an owl of New Guinea and nearby islands. It hunts mostly at dusk or night, using silent flight, strong talons, and sharp hearing to catch mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, or fish, and usually nests in cavities, cliffs, old nests, or sheltered hollows.

Family

Strigidae

Group

Owls

Range

Papuan Boobook Range — Resident or seasonal range in New Guinea and nearby islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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