Australian Boobook
Ninox boobook (Latham, J 1801)
The Australian boobook, which is known in some regions as the mopoke, is a species of owl native to mainland Australia, southern New Guinea, the island of Timor, and the Sunda Islands. Described by John Latham in 1801, it was generally considered to be the same species as the morepork of New Zealand until 1999. Its name is derived from its two-tone boo-book call. Eight subspecies of the Australian boobook are recognized, with three further subspecies being reclassified as separate species in 2019 due to their distinctive calls and genetics. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Ninox
Scientific:
Ninox boobook
Original description
Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
Strix Boobook
Type locality:
New Holland = New South Wales, apud Mathews.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/21/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
82BA5F7587671E2F
Avibase ID:
avibase-82BA5F75
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/82BA5F75
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555479
Southern Boobook
Catalan:
nínox australià
Czech:
sovka bubuk
Danish:
Lille Høgeugle
German:
Boobookkauz
Esperanto:
aŭstralia nizostrigo
Spanish:
Nínox australiano
Spanish (Spain):
Nínox australiano
Finnish:
australianhaukkapöllö
French:
Ninoxe d'Australie
Croatian:
australska ćukuša
Hungarian:
ausztrál kakukkbagoly
Italian:
Bubuk comune
Japanese:
ミナミアオバズク
Lithuanian:
australinė aštrianagė pelėda
Dutch:
Australische Boeboekuil
Norwegian:
Boobookugle
Polish:
sowica australijska
Portuguese:
mocho-australiano
Portuguese (Portugal):
coruja-gavião-australiana
Russian:
Иглоногая сова-бубук
Slovak:
sovka bubuk
Serbian:
Australijski bubuk
Swedish:
australisk spökuggla
Ukrainian:
сова-голконіг австралійська
Chinese:
南鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
南方鷹鴞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Southern or Red Boobook ( Ninox [boobook or lurida]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Southern or Red Boobook ( Ninox [boobook or lurida]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) |
| Avilist 2025: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Ninox [novaeseelandiae, connivens or boobook]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: nínox australià
Czech: sovka bubuk
Danish: Lille Høgeugle
German: Boobookkauz
English: Australian Boobook, Southern Boobook, Southern or Red Boobook
Esperanto: aŭstralia nizostrigo
Spanish: Nínox australiano
Estonian: väike-haugaskakk
Finnish: australianhaukkapöllö
French: Ninoxe d'Australie, Ninoxe d'Australie ou N. sombre
Croatian: australska ćukuša
Hungarian: ausztrál kakukkbagoly
Indonesian: Pungguk kokodok
Italian: Bubuk comune
Japanese: ミナミアオバズク
Scientific: Ninox [boobook or lurida], Ninox boobook
Lithuanian: australinė aštrianagė pelėda
Dutch: Australische Boeboekuil
Norwegian: Boobookugle
Polish: sowica australijska
Portuguese: mocho-australiano
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-gavião-australiana
Russian: Иглоногая сова-бубук
Slovak: sovka bubuk
Serbian: Australijski bubuk
Swedish: australisk spökuggla
Turkish: Avustralya Bubuğu
Ukrainian: сова-голконіг австралійська
Chinese: 南鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 南方鷹鴞
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