Biology:Papuan boobook
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Short description: Species of owl
| Papuan boobook | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ninox |
| Species: | N. theomacha
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| Binomial name | |
| Ninox theomacha (Bonaparte, 1855)
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The Papuan boobook (Ninox theomacha), jungle boobook or jungle hawk-owl, is a medium-sized, dark-colored owl. It has a dark gray-brown facial disk with lighter colored eyebrows, sooty or chocolate underparts, and mainly dark gray wings.
It lives mainly in lowland forests, montane forests, and submontane forests, mainly on the forests' edges. It is native to New Guinea.
Uses of the name
The Jungle Hawk Owl is the name of a long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle developed by students at MIT.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox theomacha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22689460A93231190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689460A93231190.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22689460/93231190. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ "Engineers design drones that can stay aloft for five days". https://news.mit.edu/2017/drones-stay-aloft-five-days-0607.
Wikidata ☰ Q1300298 entry
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