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Togian Boobook
Ninox burhani Indrawan & Somadikarta, 2004
99 gWeight
The Togian boobook or Togian hawk-owl (Ninox burhani) is an owl (Strigidae) described as new to science in 2004.
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 Togian boobook or Togian hawk-owl (Ninox burhani) is an owl (Strigidae) described as new to science in 2004. The bird is currently known only from three islands in the Togian group, an archipelago in the Gulf of Tomini off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The new species was discovered on 25 December 1999.
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Questions
How big is the Togian Boobook?
The Togian Boobook weighs around 99 g.
Where does the Togian Boobook live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Togian Islands (between northeastern and east-central Sulawesi).
Is the Togian Boobook endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Togian Boobook as Near Threatened.
What does the Togian Boobook eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Togian Boobook in?
It belongs to the family Owls (Strigidae), order Strigiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 99 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 188 mm
- Tail
- 100 mm
- Bill
- 23 mm
- Tarsus
- 28 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: Togian Islands (between northeastern and east-central Sulawesi)
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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