Owls

Rufous Owl

Ninox rufa

The Rufous Owl (Ninox rufa) is a 932 g forest bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Owls

Order

Strigiformes

Weight

932 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Where to see it: Ambua 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) Nathan Ruser, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist