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Least Concern

Hume’s Boobook

Ninox obscura

Hume's Boobook (Ninox obscura) — Owls of South & Southeast Asia.

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The Hume’s Boobook (Ninox obscura) is a member of the Strigidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 191 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Strigiformes
  3. Family Strigidae Owls
  4. Genus Ninox
  5. Species obscura

Where it lives

Andaman Is.

Quick facts

Weight
191 g
Family
Strigidae
Order
Strigiformes
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

Similar birds

Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Hume’s 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 Hume’s Boobook is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.

The Hume’s Boobook (Ninox obscura) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family, part of the order Strigiformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Andaman Is.

It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 191 g, with a wing length of about 21.3 cm and a tail of around 12.2 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 5,203 km² — a relatively restricted global range.

Songs & calls

Hume’s Boobook — Song

Recorded by Ding Li Yong Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Hume’s Boobook?

The Hume’s Boobook is a large bird that weighs around 191 g.

Where does the Hume’s Boobook live?

The Hume’s Boobook is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Andaman Is, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.

What family does the Hume’s Boobook belong to?

The Hume’s Boobook (Ninox obscura) belongs to the Strigidae family, in the order Strigiformes.

What does the Hume’s Boobook eat?

The Hume’s Boobook is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Does the Hume’s Boobook migrate?

The Hume’s Boobook is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.

Is the Hume’s 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 Hume’s Boobook make?

1 real field recording of the Hume’s 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 Hume’s Boobook's range?

The Hume’s Boobook has a mapped global range of about 5,203 km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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