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| Species | Northern Boobook Ninox japonica |
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| Record ID | 11156 |
| Date | 17 Apr 2024 |
| Location | Telok Kurau |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Date added | 28 Apr 2025 |
This record remains under review by the Records Committee.
| Identification |
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| Quite a lean record, only have one photo to show for it, but definitely a Northern Boobook - see photo. Wings look very long and markings appear reasonably thin, both traits match that of the specimens I have seen and retrieved. Given the locality of encounter, I highly doubt that it is a Brown Boobook. |
| Habitat/behaviour |
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| Found lying on its back in grassy verge beside pavement. |
| Viewing conditions |
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| Dead bird, through single photograph provided by member of public "Elizabeth" through the LKCNHM Dead Bird Hotline. |
| Observer's experience |
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| This is the most common nocturnal bird-of-prey salvaged. I handle several specimens every year. |
| Observer's experience w/similar species |
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| Seen Brown Boobook in the field. |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2025). Record 11156: Northern Boobook Ninox japonica. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/11156/.