Christmas boobook

Weight

184 g – 190 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Invertivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forestsrc for Habitat

Young per litter or clutch

Not recorded

Lifestyle

Perchingsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The christmas boobook is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderStrigiformes
5. familyStrigidae
6. genusNinox
7. SpeciesNinox natalis Lister, 1889

Synonyms Ninox squamipila natalis, Ninox squampilia natalis

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Brown boobook

Ninox scutulata

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Morepork

Ninox novaeseelandiae

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Powerful owl

Ninox strenua

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Barking owl

Ninox connivens

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Andaman boobook

Ninox affinis

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Australian boobook

Ninox boobook

Strigidae

CompareChristmas boobook vs Brown boobookChristmas boobook vs MoreporkChristmas boobook vs Powerful owlChristmas boobook vs Barking owl

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@misc{christmas_boobook_2026,
  title = {Christmas boobook (Ninox natalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/christmas-boobook},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}