| Tasmanian boobook | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ninox |
| Species: | N. leucopsis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ninox leucopsis (
Gould, 1838)
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The Tasmanian boobook (Ninox leucopsis), also known as the Tasmanian spotted owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Tasmania.
Formerly considered conspecific with the morepork (N. novaeseelandiae), multiple phylogenetic studies have affirmed its status as a distinct species, and it was reclassified as distinct by the International Ornithological Congress in 2022. [2] [3] [4]
It is widespread in Tasmania and on King Island and other islands of Bass Strait. [5] It has been recorded in southern Victoria, and once from New South Wales. [6] It predominantly occurs in eucalypt forests. [7]
It is carnivorous, and a nest predator. [8]
Male Tasmanian boobooks are typically smaller than females. [9]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tasmanian boobook Ninox leucopsis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T62023823A95185989. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Gwee, Chyi Yin; Christidis, Les; Eaton, James A.; Norman, Janette A.; Trainor, Colin R.; Verbelen, Philippe; Rheindt, Frank E. (2017). "Bioacoustic and multi-locus DNA data of Ninox owls support high incidence of extinction and recolonisation on small, low-lying islands across Wallacea". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 109: 246–258. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.024. ISSN 1055-7903.
- ^ Michael Wink; Petra Heidrich; Hedi Sauer-Gürth; Abdel-Aziz Elsayed & Javier Gonzalez (2008). "Molecular phylogeny and systematics of owls (Strigiformes)". In König, Claus & Weick, Friedhelm (eds.). Owls of the World (2nd ed.). A&C Black. pp. 42–63. ISBN 9781408108840.
- ^ "Owls – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ Higgins 1999, p. 855.
- ^ Higgins 1999, p. 872.
- ^ Higgins 1999, p. 854.
- ^ Barwood, Donna; Smith, Sandra; Miller, Margaret; Boston, Julie; Masek, Martin; Devine, Amanda (April 2020). "Transformational Game Trial in Nutrition Education". Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 45 (4): 18–29. doi: 10.14221/ajte.2020v45n4.2. ISSN 1835-517X.
- ^ Tsang, Leah; Carlile, Nicholas; O’Dwyer, Terry; Eldridge, Mark; Frankham, Greta; Bower, Hank (2022). "A recent specimen of a Tasmanian Boobook Ninox leucopsis recovered on Lord Howe Island". Australian Field Ornithology. 39: 143–157. doi: 10.20938/afo39143157.
Sources
- Higgins, P.J. (1999). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 4: Parrots to Dollarbird. Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-553071-3.