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Rote Boobook
Ninox rotiensis Johnstone, RE & Darnell, 1997
Strigidae — Owls
Rote Boobook, Ninox rotiensis, is an owl in the family Strigidae that breeds on Rote in the Lesser Sundas of Australasia. It was described by Johnstone and Darnell in 1997. The bird is smaller than the Australian boobook, and its primaries, rump and tail are heavily barred. It is known locally as Tuterui in Landu and as Kokorok in Oelaba. Genetic work and call analysis showed it to be strongly distinct from Australian boobook populations, and it was recognised as a separate species in 2019.
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae — Owls
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Rote (e Lesser Sundas)
