STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Ninox novaeseelandiae  

Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae)
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© Kay Parkin 2012
Owen, SA (Dec, 2012)

"This common owl occurs throughout Australia and Tasmania in a wide variety of habitats ranging from heavy forest to semi-desert."


*Morcombe, Michael (1971). Birds of Australia. Lansdowne Press Pty Ltd, p.44.

Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae)

Southern Boobook

Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae)

Southern Boobook

Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae)

Southern Boobook

Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae)

Southern Boobook

Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae)

Southern Boobook