Alor Boobook
Ninox plesseni
LCLeast Concern Endemic to Indonesia
- Family
- Owls (Strigidae)
- Order
- Strigiformes
Overview
The Alor boobook (Ninox plesseni) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Pantar and Alor Islands in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands.
It was previously considered a subspecies of the Australian boobook, before being reclassified as its own species due to bioacoustic data in 2017.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Pantar and Alor (eastern Lesser Sundas).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Alor boobook
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
