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Strigiformes / Strigidae / Ninox

Papuan Boobook

Ninox theomacha

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (junhao1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox

Subspecies (3)

Ninox theomacha goldii

Goodenough, Fergusson, and Normanby, in D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
Ninox theomacha rosseliana

Tagula and Rossel (Louisiade Archipelago, off southeastern New Guinea)
Ninox theomacha theomacha

New Guinea including Waigeo and Misool islands (western Papuan islands)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (junhao1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.