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
Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
Strix Boobook
Avibase ID:
AB4EA9A7A71C494A
Avibase ID:
avibase-AB4EA9A7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AB4EA9A7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555479
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Southern or Red Boobook [incl. remigialis] ( Ninox [boobook or lurida, incl. remigialis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Southern or Red Boobook [incl. remigialis] ( Ninox [boobook or lurida, incl. remigialis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Australian or Red Boobook ( Ninox [boobook or lurida]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Australian or Red Boobook ( Ninox [boobook or lurida]) |
Clements, version 2021: Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
Clements, version 2022: Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
Clements, version 2023: Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
eBird version 2021: Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
eBird version 2022: Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
eBird version 2023: Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Southern Boobook ( Ninox boobook) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Australian Boobook ( Ninox boobook) [version 4] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Ninox [boobook, rotiensis, fusca, plesseni or lurida, incl. remigialis]
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Other synonyms
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