The Alor boobook (Ninox plesseni) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Pantar and Alor Islands in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands.[2]

Alor boobook
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox
Species:
N. plesseni
Binomial name
Ninox plesseni

It was previously considered a subspecies of the Southern Bobook,[3] before being reclassified as its own species due to bioacoustic data in 2017.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ^ Trainor, Colin R.; Verbelen, Philippe; Johnstone, Ron E. "The avifauna of Alor and Pantar, Lesser Sundas, Indonesia". Forktail. 28: 77–92.77-92&rft.aulast=Trainor&rft.aufirst=Colin R.&rft.au=Verbelen, Philippe&rft.au=Johnstone, Ron E.&rft_id=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230795348_The_avifauna_of_Alor_and_Pantar_Lesser_Sundas_Indonesia&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Alor boobook" class="Z3988">
  3. ^ "Alor Boobook - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. ^ Irham, Mohammad; Ashari, Hidayat; Suparno; Trainor, Colin R.; Verbelen, Philippe; Wu, Meng Yue; Rheindt, Frank E. (2019-10-05). "A new Myzomela honeyeater (Meliphagidae) from the highlands of Alor Island, Indonesia". Journal of Ornithology. 161 (1): 313–324. doi:10.1007/s10336-019-01722-2. ISSN 2193-7192.313-324&rft.date=2019-10-05&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007/s10336-019-01722-2&rft.issn=2193-7192&rft.aulast=Irham&rft.aufirst=Mohammad&rft.au=Ashari, Hidayat&rft.au=Suparno&rft.au=Trainor, Colin R.&rft.au=Verbelen, Philippe&rft.au=Wu, Meng Yue&rft.au=Rheindt, Frank E.&rft_id=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10336-019-01722-2&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Alor boobook" class="Z3988">