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Northern Boobook

Ninox japonica · Strigidae · Strigiformes

Best monthsMar · Jun–Julmost records
Records72,926in 4 countries
Most seen inTaiwan70,858 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Northern Boobook
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About

Northern Boobook in brief

The northern boobook (Ninox japonica) is a bird of the Strigidae family — species of bird.

Across the 4 countries we cover it has 72,926 published records, most of them from Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, June and July and fall to their lowest in January and December.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Taiwan70,858 records · best Jun, Jul
Japan1,117 records · best May, Apr
South Korea950 records · best May, Jun
East Timor1 records · best Dec, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.