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Manus Boobook
Ninox meeki Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1914
265 gWeight
The Manus boobook, Manus hawk owl, Admiralty hawk owl or Admiralty Islands hawk owl (Ninox meeki) is a small owl.
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 Manus boobook, Manus hawk owl, Admiralty hawk owl or Admiralty Islands hawk owl (Ninox meeki) is a small owl. It has an unmarked brown facial disk, rufous crown and back, barred white flight feathers and tail, and whitish underparts with rufous streaking. Its call is repeated growling, like that of a frog.
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Questions
How big is the Manus Boobook?
The Manus Boobook weighs around 265 g.
Where does the Manus Boobook live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Manus and Los Negros (northeast of Manus; Admiralty Islands, northwestern Bismarck Archipelago).
Is the Manus Boobook endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Manus Boobook as Least Concern.
What does the Manus Boobook eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Manus Boobook in?
It belongs to the family Owls (Strigidae), order Strigiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 265 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 236 mm
- Tail
- 131 mm
- Bill
- 27 mm
- Tarsus
- 43 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: Manus and Los Negros (northeast of Manus; Admiralty Islands, northwestern Bismarck Archipelago)
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
Alor BoobookNinox plesseni
Tasmanian BoobookNinox leucopsis
MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiae
Northern BoobookNinox japonica
Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
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