Australian Boobook
Ninox boobook(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Australian Boobook
The Australian Boobook (Ninox boobook) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Ninox boobook
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Australian Boobook
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Ninox boobook moae
- Ninox boobook cinnamomina
- Ninox boobook pusilla
- Ninox boobook ocellata
- Ninox boobook halmaturina
- Ninox boobook lurida
- Ninox boobook boobook
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix Boobook
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- New Holland = New South Wales, apud Mathews.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xv
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Timor Boobook
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Tasmanian Boobook
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