Christmas Boobook

Christmas Boobook
Christmas Boobook
Illustration by Keulemans, 1900
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox
Species: N. natalis
Binomial name
Ninox natalis
Forbes, 2006
Synonyms
  • Ninox forbesi natalis

The Christmas Boobook (Ninox natalis), also known as the Christmas Island Hawk-Owl, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Christmas Island. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was discovered in 2006 by Forbes.

The Christmas Boobook is a reddish coloured owl and is closely related to the hawk owls of South-east Asia and Australia.

The species only occurs on Christmas Island and the population is estimated to be around 1000 owls, with 560 breeding pairs. (Credit Richard Hill.) Not until 1998 was the Christmas Island Hawk-owl considered a separate species from other owls.

References

  • Owls, Frogmouths and Nightjars of Australia - David Hollands. First published in Australia 2008

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