Ochre-bellied Boobook (Ninox ochracea)

Other Names (World)
Ochre-bellied Boobook, Ochre-bellied Hawk-Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
29 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Schlegel, 1865)

Habitat
Primary and tall secondary lowland forest, riverine and lower montane forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Sulawesi and Butung.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010).

Status NT
Forest destruction due to logging and converson to agriculture is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A series of some 40 hoarse notes 'kau-kau-kau'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

Ochre-bellied Boobook (Ninox ochracea) [XC414980]
by Ross Gallardy from Sulawesi: Tangkoko hills, Indonesia (call)

Ochre-bellied Boobook (Ninox ochracea) [XC120967]
by Niels Poul Dreyer from Dumoga Bone National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia (call, song)

Subspecies
Affinities uncertain. Closest relative probably Luzon Boobook (Ninox philippensis). Considered by some authors to be close to Speckled Boobook (Ninox punctulata), but this apparently far from the case. Sometimes referred to as Ninox perversa, as name ochracea erroneously thought to be preoccupied.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ochre-bellied Boobook (Ninox ochracea) - 10 files

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