Rob,
This was one of the most ridiculous splits in Koenig and Weick's 2nd edn of
the Owls of the World. The race lurida responds readily to vocalisations of
Southern Boobook.
John Penhallurick
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Subject: Boobooks in Australia
Don't forget 'Red Boobook' in FNQ, split in the latest owls of the world as
N. lurida.
Rob Morris
Brisbane, Australia
> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:09:23 +1100
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Boobooks in Australia
>
> G'day all
>
> I'm trying to get my head around the Boobook situation in Australia.
>
> Is the Tasmanian taxa *leucopsis* now lumped with *novaeseelandiae* as
> *Ninox
> novaeseelandiae* the Morepork? That is what the IOC states.
>
> Is it also true that some of the Tasmanian birds venture across Bass
> Strait to the mainland in winter?
>
> If these points are both true then we have two species in Australia
> and possibly both occur in Victoria (and NSW?).
>
> Can anyone point me to the recent literature around this? I have
> HANZAB but the relevant section was written about 15 years ago.
>
> Finally - the plumages of *leucopsis* and *boobook* differ but do
> their calls?
>
> Cheers
> Steve
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