Northern boobook

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).[2] It is found in eastern Russia (Ussuriland), North Korea, South Korea, northern and central China, and Japan.

Northern boobook
Japan

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox
Species:
N. japonica
Binomial name
Ninox japonica
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
Synonyms

Ninox scutulata japonica

Subspecies

The northern boobook is currently split into a sedentary and migratory subspecies: N.j. totogo (distributed in Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands with type locality in Lanyu) and N.j. japonica (which is distributed throughout the rest of its range), respectively. However, new research suggests that a revision must be made, as it has been determined that there is low genetic differentiation between migratory and sedentary populations of this species.[3]

gollark: The magic of the euphemism treadmill.
gollark: YET.
gollark: How many melons/cm³ are present?
gollark: HOW advanced is this technology?
gollark: Hello, boi!

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox japonica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22725653A94898452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725653A94898452.en.
  2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates-PS.html
  3. Lin, Wen-Loung; Severinghaus, Lucia Liu; Tseng, Hui-Yun; Lin, Si-Min (2013). "Genetic differentiation between migratory and sedentary populations of the Northern Boobook (Ninox japonica), with the discovery of a novel cryptic sedentary lineage". Journal of Ornithology. 154 (4): 987–994. doi:10.1007/s10336-013-0966-z.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.