Bird Album
Sumba Boobook
Ninox rudolfi Meyer, AB, 1882
222 gWeight
The great Sumba boobook (Ninox rudolfi) 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 great Sumba boobook (Ninox rudolfi) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to Sumba in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia
Questions
How big is the Sumba Boobook?
The Sumba Boobook weighs around 222 g.
Where does the Sumba Boobook live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Sumba (south-central Lesser Sundas).
Is the Sumba Boobook endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sumba Boobook as Near Threatened.
What does the Sumba Boobook eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Sumba Boobook in?
It belongs to the family Owls (Strigidae), order Strigiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 222 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 233 mm
- Tail
- 142 mm
- Bill
- 28 mm
- Tarsus
- 43 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: Sumba (south-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
Australian BoobookNinox boobook
Rote BoobookNinox rotiensis
Timor BoobookNinox fusca
Alor BoobookNinox plesseni
Tasmanian BoobookNinox leucopsis
MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiae
Northern BoobookNinox japonica
Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
Hume's BoobookNinox obscura
Download illustration
Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by Marc Bulte. ↗
Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.