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New Britain Boobook
Ninox odiosa Sclater, PL, 1877
Strigidae — Owls
New Britain Boobook, Ninox odiosa, is an owl of New Britain and Watom in the Bismarck Archipelago of Australasia. It was described by Sclater, PL, in 1877. This bird is a small member of the owl family and is confined to a limited island range. It is also known by the names spangled boobook, russet boobook, New Britain hawk-owl and russet hawk-owl. Its presence is tied to the lowlands and hills of its island home, where it occurs in forested country.
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae — Owls
- Breeding range
- Australasia: New Britain and Watom (n of ne New Britain; se Bismarck Arch.)
