Ninox (Boobooks and Hawk-Owls)

Species in this group

Ninox superciliaris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

NT Endemic

Ninox ochracea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Ninox scutulata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Ninox novaeseelandiae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Ninox theomacha

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Ninox connivens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Ninox boobook

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Ninox strenua

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Ninox japonica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Ninox punctulata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Ninox rufa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Boobooks and Hawk-Owls

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 37 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 11	~60%
	White-browed Owl			~60%
2	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 11	~40%
	Ochre-bellied Hawk-Owl			~30%
	Speckled Hawk-Owl			<5%
3	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 11	~30%
	Brown Boobook			~30%
4	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 11	~20%
	Morepork			~20%
5	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 11	~20%
	Barking Owl			~10%
	Southern Boobook			<5%
	Rufous Owl			<5%
6	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 11	~20%
	Jungle Hawk-Owl			~20%
7	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	~20%
	Brown Boobook			~20%
8	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 11	~10%
	Brown Boobook			~10%
9	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 11	~10%
	Brown Boobook			~10%
10	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 11	~10%
	Powerful Owl			~10%
	Southern Boobook			<5%
11	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 11	~10%
	Morepork			~10%
12	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Southern Boobook			~10%
13	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Southern Boobook			~10%
14	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	~10%
	Brown Boobook			~10%
15	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 11	~10%
	Brown Boobook			~10%
16	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 11	~10%
	Southern Boobook			~10%
	Powerful Owl			<5%
17	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	~10%
	Brown Boobook			~10%
18	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 11	~10%
	Morepork			~10%
19	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 11	~10%
	Morepork			~10%
20	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	~10%
	Brown Boobook			~10%
21	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 11	~10%
	Morepork			~10%
22	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Southern Boobook			~10%
23	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 11	~10%
	Southern Boobook			<5%
	Powerful Owl			<5%
24	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 11	~10%
	Brown Boobook			~10%
25	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Southern Boobook			~10%
26	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 11	~10%
	Powerful Owl			<5%
	Southern Boobook			<5%
27	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Southern Boobook			~10%
28	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Southern Boobook			~10%
29	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Morepork			~10%
30	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
31	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 11	<5%
	Barking Owl			<5%
	Southern Boobook			<5%
32	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
33	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 11	<5%
	Southern Boobook			<5%
	Powerful Owl			<5%
34	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
35	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	<5%
	Morepork			<5%
36	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 11	<5%
	Southern Boobook			<5%
	Powerful Owl			<5%
37	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
38	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	<5%
	Southern Boobook			<5%
39	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
40	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
41	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
42	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
43	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
44	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
45	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	<5%
	Northern Boobook			<5%
46	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
47	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
48	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
49	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
50	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
51	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	<5%
	Rufous Owl			<5%
52	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	~10%
	Brown Boobook			~10%
2	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 11	~10%
	Brown Boobook			~10%
3	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 11	<5%
	Powerful Owl			<5%
	Southern Boobook			<5%
	Barking Owl			<5%
4	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
	Northern Boobook			<5%
5	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 11	<5%
	Morepork			<5%
	Powerful Owl			<5%
	Southern Boobook			<5%
6	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
7	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
8	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
9	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 11	<5%
	Morepork			<5%
10	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
11	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
12	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	2 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
	Northern Boobook			<5%
13	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
14	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
15	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
16	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	<5%
	Northern Boobook			<5%
17	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
18	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
19	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 11	<5%
	Northern Boobook			<5%
20	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 11	<5%
	Southern Boobook			<5%
	Powerful Owl			<5%
21	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
22	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	<5%
	Northern Boobook			<5%
23	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	<5%
	Southern Boobook			<5%
24	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
25	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
26	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	<5%
	Northern Boobook			<5%
27	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
28	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	<5%
	Northern Boobook			<5%
29	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	<5%
	Northern Boobook			<5%
30	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
31	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
32	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Brown Boobook			<5%
33	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 11	<5%
	Northern Boobook			<5%
34	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	<5%
	Northern Boobook			<5%
35	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	<5%
	Northern Boobook			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
2	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
3	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
4	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
5	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
6	Territory Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
7	Espace Rambouillet	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
8	Orana Wildlife Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
9	Kyabram Fauna Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
10	Alice Springs Desert Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
11	Healesville Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
12	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
13	Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
14	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
15	Ueno Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
16	Asahiyama Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
17	Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
18	Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
19	Ballarat Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
20	Adelaide Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
21	Inokashira Park Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
22	Willowbank Wildlife Reserve	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
23	Gorge Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
24	Small Breeds Farm Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
25	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
26	Kiwi Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
27	Millcreek Bird Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
28	Ōtorohanga Kiwi House	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
29	Te Anau Bird Sanctuary	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
30	Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
31	Wild Life Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
32	Caversham Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
33	Central Coast Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
34	Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
35	Le centre de soins des rapaces Espace Rambouillet	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
36	Ranger Red’s Zoo & Conservation Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
37	Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

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Boobooks and Hawk-Owls

Species in this group

White-browed Owl

Ochre-bellied Hawk-Owl

Brown Boobook

Morepork

Jungle Hawk-Owl

Barking Owl

Southern Boobook

Powerful Owl

Northern Boobook

Speckled Hawk-Owl

Rufous Owl

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Boobooks and Hawk-Owls

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found