Northern Boobook
Encyclopedia
The Northern Boobook is species of bird
in the Strigidae family. It was recently 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
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Strigidae family. It was recently split from the Brown Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata). It is found in eastern Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(Ussuriland), North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, northern and central China
China
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, and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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External links
- http://www.globalowlproject.com/pdf/Ninox-scutulata-japonica.pdf
- http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=2758