Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Jungle Hawk-Owl

Jungle Hawk-Owl Ninox theomacha

Described by: Bonaparte (1855)
Alternate common name(s): Jungle Boobook, Sooty-backed Hawk-Owl, Papuan Hawk-Owl, Chestnut Hawk-Owl, Brown Hawk-Owl, Brown Owl
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Arfak Mountains, Papua, Indonesia - 2005 © Mehd Halaouate 
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Range

New Guinea including associated w. and e. islands;
One main population and several smaller island populations;
(1) W. Papuan Is. of Waigeo and Misool Is.
(2) New Guinea.
(3) d'Entrecasteaux Is.
(4) Louisiade Archipelago (Tagula and Rossel Is.).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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