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;[[:Category:Ninox|Ninox]] variegata | ;[[:Category:Ninox|Ninox]] variegata | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 23-30cm. Ddrk brown or rufous upperparts, brown scapulars and wing coverts spotted white, white with bars of dark brown or rufous. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[New Britain]] and [[New Ireland]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies | ||
| + | * ''N v variegata'' | ||
| + | * ''N v superior'' | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Lowland forests, tree-covered hills, low mountains, up to 1000 metres, and the edges of forests. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet is thought to include insects. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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{{GSearch|Ninox+variegata}} | {{GSearch|Ninox+variegata}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Ninox]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Ninox]] | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 29 October 2008
- Ninox variegata
Identification
23-30cm. Ddrk brown or rufous upperparts, brown scapulars and wing coverts spotted white, white with bars of dark brown or rufous.
Distribution
New Britain and New Ireland.
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies
- N v variegata
- N v superior
Habitat
Lowland forests, tree-covered hills, low mountains, up to 1000 metres, and the edges of forests.
Behaviour
The diet is thought to include insects.
