Tasmanian boobook | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Ninox |
Species: | N. leucopsis
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Binomial name | |
Ninox leucopsis (
Gould, 1838)
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The Tasmanian boobook (Ninox leucopsis), also known as the Tasmanian spotted owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Tasmania.
Formerly considered conspecific with the morepork (N. novaeseelandiae), multiple phylogenetic studies have affirmed its status as a distinct species, and it was reclassified as distinct by the International Ornithological Congress in 2022. [2] [3] [4]
It is widespread in Tasmania and on King Island and other islands of Bass Strait. [5] It has been recorded in southern Victoria, and once from New South Wales. [6] It predominantly occurs in eucalypt forests. [7]
It is carnivorous, and a nest predator. [8]
Male Tasmanian boobooks are typically smaller than females. [9]
Tasmanian boobook | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Ninox |
Species: | N. leucopsis
|
Binomial name | |
Ninox leucopsis (
Gould, 1838)
|
The Tasmanian boobook (Ninox leucopsis), also known as the Tasmanian spotted owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Tasmania.
Formerly considered conspecific with the morepork (N. novaeseelandiae), multiple phylogenetic studies have affirmed its status as a distinct species, and it was reclassified as distinct by the International Ornithological Congress in 2022. [2] [3] [4]
It is widespread in Tasmania and on King Island and other islands of Bass Strait. [5] It has been recorded in southern Victoria, and once from New South Wales. [6] It predominantly occurs in eucalypt forests. [7]
It is carnivorous, and a nest predator. [8]
Male Tasmanian boobooks are typically smaller than females. [9]