Northern Boobook
Ninox japonica(Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1845)
English (US) Northern Boobook
The Northern Boobook (Ninox japonica) 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 japonica
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Boobook
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Ninox japonica florensis
- Ninox japonica japonica
- Ninox japonica totogo
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix hirsuta japonica
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1845)
- Original description
- Fauna Japonica sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam, jussu et auspiciis superiorum, qui summum in India Batava imperium tenent, suscepto, annis 1825-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit. Vol. 4. Aves p.28 pl.9B
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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