Dear Friends,
I have just (finally!) received my copy of the second edition (2008) of
König & Weick,Owls of the World. I see that they split Tasmanian Boobok
Ninox leucopsis from Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae and also Red Boobook
Ninox lurida from Southern Boobok Ninox boobook. Of course, Christidis and
Boles (2008) Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds,p.165 treat all
taxa in Australia and New Zealand as a single species.
König & Weick state in the Remarks section of Tasmanian
Boobok(p.460):?Formerly regarded as a race of Southern Boobook,but recent
studies of DNA evidence show a closer relationship to Morepork of New
Zealand.Its allopatric distribution from the latter and some external
similarity to its Australian counterpart suggest treating it as specifically
distinct from both.?
Does anyone have the call of Tasmanian Boobook. If so, could they send it to
me so that I can make a spectrogram and compare it with both Southern
Boobook and Morepork. Has anyone ever played the call of Morepork and/or
Southern Boobook to a Tasmanian Boobok in the breeding season? What
response did you get?
In relation to Red Boobook,in the Remarks section on p.459 they
state:?Formerly regarded as a subspecies of Southern Boobook but differences
in morphology and vocalisations support specific separation.?
Again, does anyone have the call of Red Boobook. If so, could theys end it
to me so that I can make a spectrogram and compare it with both Southern
Boobook . Has anyone ever played the call of Southern Boobook to a Red
Boobok in the breeding season? What response did you get?
Thanks for any information.
John Penhallurick
86 Bingley Cres
Fraser A.C.T. 2615
Australia
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