Manus owl
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| Rothschild & Hartert , 1914 |
The Manus Owl ( Ninox meeki ) is a little researched small owl species from the genus of the bush owl . It is endemic to the island of Manus, which is one of the Admiralty Islands .
description
The manus owl reaches a length of 23 to 31 centimeters. The face veil is uniformly brown. White bristles can be seen at the mouth of the beak. The skull and back are reddish brown. The wing feathers and the tail feathers are banded light reddish brown. The throat is whitish or light tan in color. The underside is beige-white with long reddish brown stripes. The iris is yellow. The beak is light gray. The feet are creamy yellow. The sexes differ only in size, with the females getting larger. The young birds have thicker white bands on the upper side and narrower dotted lines on the underside. The voice is blank. No information is available on the way of life.
habitat
The manus owl inhabits forests, but also degraded forests or trees near villages.
literature
- J. Del Hoyo, A. Elliot, J. Sargatal (Eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World . Volume 5: Barn-Owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, 1999, ISBN 84-87334-25-3
Web link
- Ninox meeki inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2014.