Manus Boobook (Ninox meeki)
About the Manus Boobook
The Manus boobook, Manus hawk owl, Admiralty hawk owl or Admiralty Islands hawk owl (Ninox meeki) is a small owl. It has an unmarked brown facial disk, rufous crown and back, barred white flight feathers and tail, and whitish underparts with rufous streaking. Its call is repeated growling, like that of a frog. This species is endemic to Manus Island, in the Admiralty Islands. It lives mainly in forests, but will appear in trees near humans, and will sometimes occupy riparian habitats. It is fairly common throughout its limited range. It is one of two species of owl on Manus Island. The Owl Pages - Manus Hawk Owl
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 1 recording for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Papua New Guinea in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Australian BoobookNinox boobookrecording
- Brown Hawk-OwlNinox scutulatarecording
- Little Sumba Hawk-OwlNinox sumbaensisrecording
- MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiaerecording
- Rote BoobookNinox rotiensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.