Christmas Boobook (Ninox natalis)
About the Christmas Boobook
The Christmas boobook (Ninox natalis), also known as the Christmas hawk owl, Christmas Island boobook or Christmas Island hawk owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Closely related to the hawk-owls of genus Ninox, which occur in Southeast Asia and Australia, N. natalis was first classified at species level by J.J. Lister in 1888. It was not until 1998, however, that DNA testing confirmed its status as a separate species from other owls. Ninox natalis is endemic to Christmas Island, a small Australian territory of about 135 square km situated in the Indian Ocean approximately 360 km (220 mi) south of Java.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 4 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. 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 Australia 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.