Owls

Papuan Boobook

Ninox theomacha

The Papuan Boobook (Ninox theomacha) is a 125 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Owls

Order

Strigiformes

Weight

125 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia.

Where to see it: Ambua Lodge (Papua New Guinea); Kumul Lodge (Papua New Guinea); Kwatu Lodge (Wai Kelo River) (Papua New Guinea); Varirata National Park (Papua New Guinea); Pacific Adventist University (Papua New Guinea).

Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist