Monochrome owl
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The Einfarbkauz ( Ninox theomacha ) is an owl from the genus of Buschkäuze . The occurrence is limited to the island of New Guinea and a few small neighboring islands.
features
The small to medium-sized owl becomes 20 to 28 centimeters long, the female is slightly larger than the male. The top is a solid dark brown with a few white spots on the arm wings. The underside is a solid maroon. The face is black-brown with a little white on the forehead, bright yellow eyes and a blackish bill with a yellowish tip. The feet are feathered deep red-brown up to the base of the yellowish or brownish toes, the claws black.
Way of life
The monochrome owl inhabits lowland rainforests and forest edges, but rises in mountain forests to an altitude of 2500 meters. The food is little known, but the bird has been seen chasing flying insects. The call consists of a series of slightly falling double sounds kru-kru , which are often repeated every few seconds.
distribution
It lives endemically in New Guinea and the islands off the coast to the southeast and northwest. The nominate form N. t. theomacha inhabits New Guinea. N. hoedtii on Waigeo and Misool is duller in color. N. t. goldii from the D'Entrecasteaux Islands and N. t. rosseliana from the Louisiade Archipelago are spotted white on the lower chest and belly.
literature
- Heimo Mikkola: Handbook owls of the world. All 249 species in 750 color photos. Original title: Owls of the World. A photographic guide. 2012, German-language edition, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.KG, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-440-13275-3 , p. 470.