Rote Boobook
Ninox rotiensis Johnstone, RE & Darnell, 1997
282 gWeight
The Rote boobook (Ninox rotiensis) 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 Rote boobook (Ninox rotiensis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to Rote Island in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.
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Questions
How big is the Rote Boobook?
The Rote Boobook weighs around 282 g.
Where does the Rote Boobook live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Rote (eastern Lesser Sundas).
What does the Rote Boobook eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Rote 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: Rote (eastern 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
Timor BoobookNinox fusca
Alor BoobookNinox plesseni
Tasmanian BoobookNinox leucopsis
MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiae
Northern BoobookNinox japonica
Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
Hume's BoobookNinox obscura
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