Species of Thailand
Northern boobook
Thai: นกเค้าเหยี่ยวพันธุ์เหนือ, nok khao yieow phan neua
Binomial name: Ninox japonica, Coenraad Jacob Temminck & Hermann Schlegel, 1844
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). It is found in eastern Russia (Ussuriland), North Korea, South Korea, northern and central China, and Japan.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Ninox
- Species
- Ninox japonica
Common names
- Thai: นกเค้าเหยี่ยวพันธุ์เหนือ, nok khao yieow phan neua
Synonyms
- Ninox scutulata japonica
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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- Bangkok Province
- Laem Pak Bia
- Mueang Khon Kaen District, Khon Kaen
- Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
- Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi
Range map of Ninox japonica in Thailand
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Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
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