Alor boobook

Alor boobook
CITES Appendix II[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox
Species:
N. plesseni
Binomial name
Ninox plesseni

The Alor boobook (Ninox plesseni) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Pantar and Alor Islands in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands.[3]

It was previously considered a subspecies of the Australian boobook,[4] before being reclassified as its own species due to bioacoustic data in 2017.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ^ BirdLife International (2023). "Ninox plesseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T230087117A233595835. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T230087117A233595835.en. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. ^ Trainor, Colin R.; Verbelen, Philippe; Johnstone, Ron E. "The avifauna of Alor and Pantar, Lesser Sundas, Indonesia". Forktail. 28: 77–92.
  4. ^ "Alor Boobook - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  5. ^ Irham, Mohammad; Ashari, Hidayat; Suparno; Trainor, Colin R.; Verbelen, Philippe; Wu, Meng Yue; Rheindt, Frank E. (2019-10-05). "A new Myzomela honeyeater (Meliphagidae) from the highlands of Alor Island, Indonesia". Journal of Ornithology. 161 (1): 313–324. doi:10.1007/s10336-019-01722-2. ISSN 2193-7192.