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Timor Boobook
Ninox fusca (Vieillot, 1817)
282 gWeight
The Timor boobook (Ninox fusca) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
Most records: Timor-Leste
Where and when it's recorded
Timor Boobook has been recorded at 2 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Cristo Rei StatueTimor-Leste1 record
- Nino Konis Santana NP – BridgeTimor-Leste1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The Timor boobook (Ninox fusca) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found on Timor, Roma, Leti and Semau islands in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands.
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Questions
How big is the Timor Boobook?
The Timor Boobook weighs around 282 g.
Where does the Timor Boobook live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas). It is most often recorded in Timor-Leste.
What does the Timor Boobook eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Timor 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: Timor (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
Rote BoobookNinox rotiensis
Alor BoobookNinox plesseni
Tasmanian BoobookNinox leucopsis
MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiae
Northern BoobookNinox japonica
Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
Hume's BoobookNinox obscura
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