• Synonyms Southern or Red Boobook
  • Old latin name for bird Strix boobook

Australian Boobookbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Philippe Verbelen
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Song, © Philippe Verbelen
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Uncertain, © Meaghan Adam-Cross
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Australian Boobook

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion Lesser Sundas, sc New Guinea and Australia (except Tasmania)

Australian Boobook subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ninox boobook boobookec QLD to s VIC and se SA (e to sc Australia)-No
Ninox boobook cinnamominaBabar (far e Lesser Sundas)-No
Ninox boobook halmaturinaKangaroo I. (off se SA; sc Australia)-No
Ninox boobook luridase Cape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia)-No
Ninox boobook moaeRomang, Leti, Moa, Leti and Sermata (e Lesser Sundas)-No
Ninox boobook ocellataSavu (=Sawu; c Lesser Sundas) and w, c Australia-No
Ninox boobook pusillase Trans-Fly (sc New Guinea)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalannínox australià
Chinese南鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional)南方鷹鴞
Croatianaustralska ćukuša
Czechsovka bubuk
DanishLille Høgeugle
DutchAustralische Boeboekuil
Estonianväike-haugaskakk
Finnishaustralianhaukkapöllö
FrenchNinoxe d'Australie ou N. sombre, Ninoxe d’Australie, Ninoxe d'Australie
GermanBoobookkauz
Hungarianausztrál kakukkbagoly
IndonesianPungguk kokodok
ItalianBubuk comune
Japaneseミナミアオバズク
Lithuanianaustralinė aštrianagė pelėda
Norwegianboobookugle
Polishsowica australijska
Portuguesemocho-australiano, coruja-gavião-australiana
RussianАвстралийская иглоногая сова, Иглоногая сова-бубук
SerbianAustralijski bubuk
Slovaksovka bubuk
SpanishNínox australiano
Swedishaustralisk spökuggla
TurkishAvustralya Bubuğu
Ukrainianсова-голконіг австралійська