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Ninox jacquinoti (Solomons Boobook)

Synonyms: Athene jacquinoti

Wikipedia Abstract

The Solomons boobook (Ninox jacquinoti), also known as the Solomons hawk-owl, is a small to medium-sized hawk owl, measuring 23–31 cm (9.1–12.2 in) in length. Its upperparts are rusty brown, sometimes spotted or barred with white, its chest is buffy white, sometimes spotted or barred with brown, and its creamy belly is unmarked. It has a grayish-brown facial disc, edged by narrow white eyebrows and a band of white across the throat.
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Infraspecies

Ninox jacquinoti eichhorni
Ninox jacquinoti floridae
Ninox jacquinoti granti (Guadalcanal Boobook) (Attributes)
Ninox jacquinoti jacquinoti
Ninox jacquinoti malaitae (Malaita Boobook) (Attributes)
Ninox jacquinoti mono
Ninox jacquinoti roseoaxillaris (Makira Boobook) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
21
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.32483
EDGE Score: 2.11924
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  253 grams
Female Weight [1]  277 grams
Male Weight [1]  229 grams
Weight Dimorphism [1]  21 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  80 %
Diet - Vertibrates [2]  20 %
Forages - Mid-High [2]  20 %
Forages - Understory [2]  20 %
Forages - Ground [2]  60 %
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [3]  43

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Solomon Islands rain forests Solomon Islands Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
East Melanesian Islands Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Yes

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0