The Manus boobook (Ninox meeki) is a small owl. It has an unmarked brown facial disk, rufous crown and back, barred white flight feathers and tail, and whitish underparts with rufous streaking. Its call is repeated growling, like that of a frog.[3]
This species is endemic to Manus Island, in the Admiralty Islands. It lives mainly in forests, but will appear in trees near humans, and will sometimes occupy riparian habitats. It is fairly common throughout its limited range.
It is one of two species of owl on Manus Island.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox meeki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689465A93231357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689465A93231357.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
The Manusboobook (Ninox meeki) is a small owl. It has an unmarked brown facial disk, rufous crown and back, barred white flight feathers and tail, and...
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possibly successfully introduced (or natural coloniser) to England. Southern boobook, unsuccessfully introduced to New Zealand (Australian race) and Lord Howe...
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