Christmas Boobook

Ninox natalis

The Christmas Boobook, also known as the Christmas Island Hawk-Owl, is a small to medium-sized owl native to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. It has a distinctive appearance with dark brown plumage, a rounded head, and large, dark eyes. This nocturnal bird is known for its haunting call that echoes through the island's forests at night. The Christmas Boobook preys on insects, small mammals, and birds, and is an important predator in the island's ecosystem. Due to habitat loss and predation by introduced species, the Christmas Boobook is considered vulnerable to extinction.

Habitat: Christmas Island forests