Northern boobook

Northern boobook
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Strigiformes
Family:Strigidae
Genus:Ninox
Species: N. japonica
Binomial name
Ninox japonica
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
Synonyms

Ninox scutulata japonica

The northern boobook (Ninox japonica) is a species of bird in the true owl family. It was split from the brown hawk-owl (Ninox scutulata).[2] It is found in eastern Russia (Ussuriland), North Korea, South Korea, northern and central China, and Japan.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox japonica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22725653A94898452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725653A94898452.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates-PS.html


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