- Athene granti
Identification
24 cm
- Brown upperparts with white markings
- Pale underside with brown barring
- White throat and eye-brows
- Eyes yellow with orange or brownish tinge
Juveniles more uniform dark brown
Distribution
Guadalcanal (southern Solomon Islands)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
One of four species formerly viewed as a single species, Solomons Boobook.
Habitat
Forests, edge and sometimes in patches with just a few tall trees, in lowlands and foothills up to 1500 m asl.
Behaviour
Presumably mostly nocturnal but poorly known.
Vocalisation
Pairs duet in series of monotone notes.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- del Hoyo, J., P.D. Olsen, N. Collar, C. J. Sharpe, J. S. Marks, and P. Pyle (2022). Guadalcanal Owl (Athene granti), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and N. D. Sly, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.solboo2.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Guadalcanal Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Guadalcanal_Owl
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
