Alternative names:
- Athene jacquinoti
Ninox jacquinoti
Identification
Rust coloured upperparts, sometimes spotted or barred white. Grey-brown facial disk, yellow eyes, grey beak and white eyebrows. Throat has a wide, white band. The belly is creamy and unmarked, giving the appearance of a young owl. Eyes are yellow to orange.
Distribution
Central and northern Solomon Islands.
Taxonomy
One of four species formerly viewed as a single species, Solomons Boobook. These birds were formerly placed in genus ;Ninox.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized[1].
- A. j. eichhorni
- Northern Solomon Islands (Buka, Bougainville and Choiseul)
- A. j. jacquinoti
- Central Solomon Islands (Santa Isabel and San Jorge)
- A. j. mono
- Mono (northwest Solomon Islands)
- A. j. floridae
- central Solomon Islands (Florida Group)
Habitat
Forests, edge and sometimes in gardens with tall trees, in lowlands and foothills up to 2000 m asl.
Behaviour
Nocturnal, roosting during the day.
Vocalisation
Known to sing duets between male and female.
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, and J. S. Marks (2022). West Solomons Owl (Athene jacquinoti), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, P. Pyle, and N. D. Sly, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.solboo1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) West Solomons Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/West_Solomons_Owl
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
