Rote Boobook

Ninox rotiensis

Least Concern

The Rote Boobook is an owl of the Lesser Sunda 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

Rote Boobook Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Lesser Sunda Islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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