Alternative names: Christmas Boobook; Christmas Island Hawk-Owl
- Ninox natalis
Identification
26-29cm
- White, rufous barred breast
- Dark brown tail with 10 rufous bands
- Yellowish-grey bill
- Yellow iris
Distribution
Christmas Island, (Indian Ocean south of Java).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Tropical rainforest, monsoon forest and scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes mainly insects though some small lizards and birds are taken.
Breeding
They nest in tree hollows.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- The Owl Pages
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Christmas Island Boobook. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Christmas_Island_Boobook
