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Sighting 3394171

Ninox boobook

8 Southern Boobook at Calwell, ACT

Ninox boobook at Calwell, ACT - 3 Apr 2018 08:41 AM
Ninox boobook at Calwell, ACT - 3 Apr 2018 08:41 AM
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Identification history

Ninox boobook 5 Apr 2018 ChrisDavey
Ninox boobook 4 Apr 2018 Chellelark

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This owl returns to same spot every week since i first spotted in early march

7 comments

Christine wrote:
   5 Apr 2018
Great pic. What is the prey item?
Chellelark wrote:
   5 Apr 2018
Not entirely sure christine. Im thinking it was a rat by its tail
alexwatt wrote:
   9 Apr 2018
What a great photo :)
wombey wrote:
   10 Apr 2018
The rat is the Black Rat, Rattus rattus, the only Rattus here with a tail longer than the length of its body.
Chellelark wrote:
   10 Apr 2018
Thank you Alex 😊
Chellelark wrote:
   10 Apr 2018
Thank you wombey for identifying what the Owl was eating. I thought it was but wasnt quite sure
KL wrote:
   15 Apr 2018
magnificent bird, brilliant photo

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Species information

  • Ninox boobook Scientific name
  • Southern Boobook Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • -8.4m to 1711.1m Recorded at altitude
  • 157 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information

  • Synonyms

    Ninox novaeseelandiae Ninox boobook
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