Papuan Hawk-Owl (Uroglaux dimorpha)

Other Names (World)
Papuan Hawk-Owl, Papuan Boobook(!), New Guinea Hawk-owl, Papuan Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
30 - 33 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvadori, 1874)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea, including Yapen I; probably occurs throughout New Guinea, but known only from north-western and south-east.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Logging of forest habitat is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Papuan Hawk-Owl (Uroglaux dimorpha) [XC825428]
by id from Sorong Timur, Sorong City, West Papua, Indonesia (song)

Papuan Hawk-Owl (Uroglaux dimorpha) [XC558641]
by yasinchumaedi from Near Idam village, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Papuan Hawk-Owl (Uroglaux dimorpha) - 10 files

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