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Cinnabar Boobook
Ninox ios
Cinnabar Boobook (Ninox ios) — Owls of Australia & Oceania.
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The Cinnabar Boobook (Ninox ios) is a member of the Strigidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 86 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Strigiformes
- Family Strigidae Owls
- Genus Ninox
- Species ios
Quick facts
- Weight
- 86 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Strigidae
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Near Threatened
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Cinnabar Boobook is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Cinnabar Boobook is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Cinnabar Boobook (Ninox ios) belongs to the Strigidae family of the order Strigiformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane n Sulawesi.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 86 g, with a wing length of about 18.9 cm and a tail of around 10 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 3,684 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Cinnabar Boobook?
The Cinnabar Boobook is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 86 g.
Where does the Cinnabar Boobook live?
The Cinnabar Boobook is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane n Sulawesi, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Cinnabar Boobook belong to?
The Cinnabar Boobook (Ninox ios) belongs to the Strigidae family, in the order Strigiformes.
What does the Cinnabar Boobook eat?
The Cinnabar Boobook is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Cinnabar Boobook migrate?
The Cinnabar Boobook is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Cinnabar Boobook endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Cinnabar Boobook make?
1 real field recording of the Cinnabar Boobook — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Cinnabar Boobook's range?
The Cinnabar Boobook has a mapped global range of about 3,684 km².
Conservation
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