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Alor Boobook
Ninox plesseni Stresemann, 1929
282 gWeight
The Alor boobook (Ninox plesseni) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Alor boobook (Ninox plesseni) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Pantar and Alor Islands in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands.
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Questions
How big is the Alor Boobook?
The Alor Boobook weighs around 282 g.
Where does the Alor Boobook live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Alor (east-central Lesser Sundas).
What does the Alor Boobook eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Alor Boobook in?
It belongs to the family Owls (Strigidae), order Strigiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 282 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Partial migrant
More measurements
- Wing
- 226 mm
- Tail
- 143 mm
- Bill
- 26 mm
- Tarsus
- 41 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: Alor (east-central Lesser Sundas)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Owls Strigidae
- Genus
- Ninox
Other birds in the genus Ninox
Rufous OwlNinox rufa
Powerful OwlNinox strenua
Barking OwlNinox connivens
Sumba BoobookNinox rudolfi
Australian BoobookNinox boobook
Rote BoobookNinox rotiensis
Timor BoobookNinox fusca
Tasmanian BoobookNinox leucopsis
MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiae
Northern BoobookNinox japonica
Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
Hume's BoobookNinox obscura
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