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 LC    Hume's Boobook* Id (Atlas):
    Ninox obscura

Description (10)
Image of Hume's Boobook
 

Other Names (World)
Hume's Boobook, Hume's Hawk-Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
26 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hume, 1873

Range (Guide)
Andaman and Nicobar Is. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Brown Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

 
Hume's Hawk-Owl (Ninox obscura) [XC30632]
     by Brian Cox from Chiriya Tappu, South Andaman, India (call)

 
Hume's Hawk-Owl (Ninox obscura) [XC723015]
     by Oscar Campbell from Wild Grass Resort, Chidiya Tapu, South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India (song)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Brown Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Humes Boobook (Ninox obscura) - 10 files


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