Southern Boobook
S1, Breast
Ellura
Southern Boobook
S1, profile
 
                      
Southern Boobook (Ninox (Nixon) boobook ssp boobook)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Owls (Strigiformes)
Family: True Owl (Strigidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Southern Boobook (Ninox (Nixon) boobook ssp boobook)
This Photo:     🔍S2, Full-frontal
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Synonyms: Ninox boobook, Ninox boobook ssp boobook, Ninox novaeseelandiae or Ninox novaeseelandiae ssp boobook
Other name: East Australian Boobook

Thank you Brenna Farrell for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Notice how S2 is greyer & doesn't have the yellow eye ring. This may be due to age, gender or just individual variation. Hopefully we'll find out soon and let you know.

Copyright © 2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 12-Apr-2024
This species is classed as RA (Rare) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)