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NTNear ThreatenedEndemicInvertebrates
Forest282 g
Forest282 g
What the Rote Boobook sounds like
Recorded by Untung Sarmawi · Song · Daurendale, Roti island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia · CC0 · via xeno-canto
When to see the Rote Boobook
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rote Boobook
Regular range
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Rote Boobook
The Rote boobook is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to Rote Island in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
Mindoro BoobookNinox mindorensisAmong the Philippine hawk-owl species complex, it is distinguished by the fine barring on its head and belly and its overall darker plumage.
Alor BoobookNinox plesseniThe Alor boobook is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
Camiguin BoobookNinox leventisiAmong the species complex, this owl is unique in that its eyes are striking greenish-yellow versus the standard yellow or reddish-brown eyes of the rest of its related species.
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