Jungle Hawk-Owl
Ninox theomacha
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusNinox (Boobooks and Hawk-Owls)
- SpeciesNinox theomacha (Jungle Hawk-Owl)
About the Jungle Hawk-Owl
The Papuan boobook (Ninox theomacha), jungle boobook or jungle hawk owl, is a medium-sized, dark-colored owl. It has a dark gray-brown facial disk with lighter colored eyebrows, sooty or chocolate underparts, and mainly dark gray wings.
It lives mainly in lowland forests, montane forests, and submontane forests, mainly on the forests' edges. It is native to New Guinea. The Jungle Hawk Owl is the name of a long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle developed by students at MIT. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jungle Hawk-Owl in Raja Ampat?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Hawk-Owl sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 212 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Jungle Hawk-Owl in Raja Ampat?
November has the highest sighting rate for Jungle Hawk-Owl in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.