Tasmanian Boobook
Ninox leucopsis(Gould, J, 1838)
English (US) Tasmanian Boobook
The Tasmanian Boobook (Ninox leucopsis) 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.
Range: breeds Tasmania (southeastern Australia); winters to islands in Bass Strait and southern VictoriaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ninox leucopsis
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tasmanian Boobook
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Athene leucopsis
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1838)
- Type locality
- Tasmania.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.5, no.58 p.99
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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