Togian Boobook
Ninox burhani
Togian Boobook (Ninox burhani) — Owls of Australia & Oceania.
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The Togian Boobook (Ninox burhani) is a member of the Strigidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 99 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Strigiformes
- Family Strigidae Owls
- Genus Ninox
- Species burhani
Quick facts
- Weight
- 99 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Strigidae
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Near Threatened
Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Togian 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 Togian Boobook is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Togian Boobook (Ninox burhani) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family, part of the order Strigiformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Togian Is. (between ne and ec Sulawesi).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 99 g, with a wing length of about 18.9 cm and a tail of around 10 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 436 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Togian Boobook?
The Togian Boobook is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 99 g.
Where does the Togian Boobook live?
The Togian Boobook is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Togian Is. (between ne and ec Sulawesi), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Togian Boobook belong to?
The Togian Boobook (Ninox burhani) belongs to the Strigidae family, in the order Strigiformes.
What does the Togian Boobook eat?
The Togian Boobook is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Togian Boobook migrate?
The Togian Boobook is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Togian Boobook endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Togian Boobook make?
1 real field recording of the Togian 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 Togian Boobook's range?
The Togian Boobook has a mapped global range of about 436 km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
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A field guide to the Strigidae family — 236 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.