The Australian boobook (Ninox boobook), is a species of owl native to mainland Australia, southern New Guinea, the island of Timor, and the Sunda Islands. Described by John Latham …

The morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae), better known as the morepork owl, and also known by numerous other onomatopoeic names (such as boobook, mopoke or ruru), [3] is a smallish, …

The Southern Boobook is the smallest and most common owl in Australia. It is identified by its plumage, which is dark chocolate-brown above and rufous-brown below, heavily streaked and …

Young Southern Boobooks are almost entirely buff-white below, with conspicuous dark brown facial discs. Like other owl species, the Southern Boobook is nocturnal. Birds are often …

The Australian Boobook (Ninox boobook) is Australia’s smallest and most common species of owl. Often called the ‘Southern Boobook’, ‘boobook owl’, ‘mopoke’ or ‘morepork’, this versatile …

The Australian boobook (Ninox boobook) is the smallest owl on the Australian mainland. It was described by John Latham in 1801 and was generally considered to be the same species as …

Also known as the mopoke, the southern boobook is the smallest and most common native owl in Australia. The nocturnal southern boobook roosts during the day in dense foliage, often …

Introduced predators such as the domestic cat and rats will prey upon southern boobook owls. Humans affect the population of boobook owls through habitat destruction which removes the …

The Boobook is the smallest and most familiar of the Owls in Australia. It is more often heard than seen due to its familiar two note call, sometimes repeated for hours on end, which has been …

Other Names: Mopoke, Boobook Owl, Boobook, Southern Boobook. Size: 30 cm. Family: Strigidae (Hawk Owls (Typical Owls), 4 species in Australia) Distribution: All of Australia …