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Alternative names: Russet Hawk-Owl; Russet Boobook; Spangled Boobook; New Britain Hawk-Owl

Ninox odiosa

Identification

Spotted plumage, golden eyes and white eyebrows, brown facial disk, upper breast is marked with a wide brown band with buff or white barrings. The underparts are densely spotted brown.

Distribution

New Britain

Taxonomy

Habitat

Lowlands and hills.

Behaviour

Nocturnal. Its diet includes insects and small mammals.

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