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Tasmanian boobook
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this 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), phylogenetic studies have affirmed its status as a distinct species by analyzing genetic and morphologic characteristics. It was reclassified as distinct by the International Ornithological Congress in 2022.

It is widespread in Tasmania and on King Island and other islands of Bass Strait. It has been recorded in southern Victoria, once from New South Wales, and once from Lord Howe Island. It predominantly occurs in eucalypt forests.

It is carnivorous, and a nest predator.

The Tasmanian boobook is sexually dimorphic, with males typically being smaller than females.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Tasmanian boobook Ninox leucopsis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T62023823A95185989. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. Gwee, Chyi Yin; Christidis, Les; Eaton, James A.; Norman, Janette A.; Trainor, Colin R.; Verbelen, Philippe; Rheindt, Frank E. (2017). "Bioacoustic and multi-locus DNA data of Ninox owls support high incidence of extinction and recolonisation on small, low-lying islands across Wallacea". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 109: 246–258. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.024. ISSN 1055-7903.
  3. Michael Wink; Petra Heidrich; Hedi Sauer-Gürth; Abdel-Aziz Elsayed & Javier Gonzalez (2008). "Molecular phylogeny and systematics of owls (Strigiformes)". In König, Claus & Weick, Friedhelm (eds.). Owls of the World (2nd ed.). A&C Black. pp. 42–63. ISBN 9781408108840.
  4. "Owls – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  5. Higgins 1999, p. 855.
  6. Higgins 1999, p. 872.
  7. Tsang, Leah; Carlile, Nicholas; O’Dwyer, Terry; Eldridge, Mark; Frankham, Greta; Bower, Hank (2022). "A recent specimen of a Tasmanian Boobook Ninox leucopsis recovered on Lord Howe Island". Australian Field Ornithology. 39: 143–157. doi:10.20938/afo39143157.
  8. Higgins 1999, p. 854.
  9. Barwood, Donna; Smith, Sandra; Miller, Margaret; Boston, Julie; Masek, Martin; Devine, Amanda (April 2020). "Transformational Game Trial in Nutrition Education". Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 45 (4): 18–29. doi:10.14221/ajte.2020v45n4.2. ISSN 1835-517X.
  10. Tsang et al 2022. sfn error: no target: CITEREFTsang_et_al2022 (help)

Sources

  • Higgins, P.J. (1999). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 4: Parrots to Dollarbird. Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-553071-3.
Taxon identifiers
Ninox leucopsis
Ninox novaeseelandiae leucopsis
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