Papuan boobook
The Papuan boobook, jungle boobook or jungle hawk owl (Ninox theomacha) is a medium-sized, dark-colored owl. It has a dark gray-brown facial disk with lighter colored eyebrows, sooty or chocolate underparts, and mainly dark gray wings.
| Papuan boobook | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ninox |
| Species: | N. theomacha |
| Binomial name | |
| Ninox theomacha (Bonaparte, 1855) | |
It lives mainly in lowland forests, montane forests, and submontane forests, mainly on the forests' edges. It is found in northwestern and southeastern New Guinea.
Uses of the name
The Jungle Hawk Owl is the name of a long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle developed by students at MIT.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Ninox theomacha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Engineers design drones that can stay aloft for five days". MIT News. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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