Avibase: Ninox japonica (Northern Boobook)

Northern Boobook

Ninox japonica (Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H 1845)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica totogo	Frank Lambert	2013-06-12	Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Ishigaki Island (Japan) (90 m)	song - Response to playback - the same bird as on XC156338 and presumably its mate both calling bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	156341 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica	Peter Boesman	2015-05-27	Banna Park, Ishigaki-jima, Ishigaki Island (Japan)	song - [sono]	286083 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica totogo	Lars Lachmann	2025-04-24	Kwanghua (nr Fireflies), Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Chiayi (Taiwan) (1200 m)	song - bird intensively singing	1040476 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica totogo	Frank Lambert	2013-06-13	Oku area, Kunigami, Okinawa Prefecture, Kunigami (Japan) (190 m)	song - Two birds, presumably a pair, calling on this track bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	156129 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica totogo	Ding Li Yong	2017-09-26	Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan Province, Chiayi (Taiwan) (1200 m)	song - bird-seen:no playback-used:no	390041 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica totogo	Jerome Chie-Jen Ko	2025-06-15	アダ・ガーデンホテル沖縄 (near Kunigami), Kunigami District, Okinawa, Kunigami (Japan) (130 m)	song - The typical 6–10 note song, between 500–800 Hz.	1009403 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica	Anon Torimi	2015-07-25	Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto (Japan) (60 m)	begging call, call, juvenile, song - Three fledglings (already well grown) begging. Song of the parent starts at 1:54 (probably directed to the fledglings). bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	263753 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica	Yung-Kuan Lee		Nantou County, Taiwan, Nantou (Taiwan)	-	209530481 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica	Okamoto Keita Sin	2018-05-17	Amami Forestpolis Park, Kagoshima, Yamato (Japan)	Song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	528846 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica totogo	Ding Li Yong	2017-09-26	Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan Province, Chiayi (Taiwan) (1200 m)	adult, sex uncertain, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	609437 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica	Peter Boesman	2015-05-21	Tairo-Ike, Miyakejima, Miyake-jima (Japan)	song - [sono]	285883 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica	Tsai-Yu Wu	2015-03-13	Lugu Township, Nantou County, Taiwan Province, Nantou (Taiwan) (1200 m)	song - Background: White's Thrush (Zoothera aurea) or Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) bird-seen:no playback-used:no	412334 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica	Peter Boesman	2015-05-21	Tairo-Ike, Miyakejima, Miyake-jima (Japan)	song - [also] [sono]	285886 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica totogo	Frank Lambert	2013-06-12	Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Ishigaki Island (Japan) (90 m)	song - Response to playback - the same bird as on XC156338 and presumably its mate both calling bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	156340 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica totogo	Andrew Spencer	2013-12-08	Sokabara, Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Ishigaki Island (Japan) (50 m)	song - natural vocalization; song from a bird perched about 4m up in a large pine tree in an area of planted pines and some secondary forest. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	191098 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica japonica	Xander Chu	2023-06-17	Hefei, Anhui, Hefei (China) (70 m)	song - [sono]	809348 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica totogo	Miyagi Kunitaro	2019-04-22	Kunigami, Okinawa, Kunigami (Japan) (10 m)	call - bird-seen:yes	469753 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica totogo	Frank Lambert	2013-06-12	Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Ishigaki Island (Japan) (90 m)	song - Response to playback - the same bird as on XC156338 and presumably its mate both calling bird-seen:no playback-used:yes	156339 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica totogo	Lars Lachmann	2025-04-24	Kwanghua (nr Fireflies), Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Chiayi (Taiwan) (1200 m)	song - bird intensively singing, long recording. In middle section playback of song quietly audible in the background. At 2:17 singer temporarily changes strophe type apparently in response to playback.	1040477 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica	Anon Torimi	2015-07-25	Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto (Japan) (60 m)	begging call, call, juvenile - Three fledglings (already well grown) begging, and one parent bird brought food. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	263752 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica	Gareth K.	2017-03-03	Lanyu, Taitung County, Taitung (Taiwan) (60 m)	song - [also] [sono]	454981 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica	Anon Torimi	2014-07-16	Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (Japan) (? m)	song - In low mountain in the suburb of Kyoto city. Two birds are calling each other. Cicadas (Tanna japonensis) gradually dominates. Low-pass filtering has been applied. bird-seen:no playback-used:no	191026 xeno-canto.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica	Jina Yi	2022-08-22	, Seoul (South Korea)	-	477336561 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica totogo	Frank Lambert	2013-06-12	Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Ishigaki Island (Japan) (90 m)	song - bird-seen:no playback-used:no	156337 xeno-canto.org

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