Listen to the brown boobook
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About the brown boobook
The brown boobook is a bird in the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 195 g.
What does the brown boobook sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The brown boobook (Ninox scutulata), also known as the brown hawk-owl, is a typical owl species. It has dark brown upperparts, whitish underparts with reddish-brown streaking, and a barred tail. It is a resident breeder in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, southern China and western Indonesia.
Related birds in the genus Ninox
More from the family Strigidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a brown boobook sound like?
You can hear 4 recordings of the brown boobook on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the brown boobook endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the brown boobook as “least concern”.
What family does the brown boobook belong to?
The brown boobook (Ninox scutulata) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call of Brown hawk-owl (Ninox scutulata) from South Bengal by Kingshuk Mondal – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Choorakkattukara, Thrissur, Kerala, India by Manoj Karingamadathil – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Brown Boobook (Ninox scutulata) from Amalanagar ML65547661 by Manoj Karingamadathil – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call of Brown boobook (Ninox scutulata) from South Bengal by Kingshuk Mondal – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q856009 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Brown boobook – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Drsssuresh1961 – CC0 1.0