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Papuan hawk-owl

Uroglaux dimorpha (Salvadori, 1874)

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The papuan hawk-owl (Uroglaux dimorpha) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 220 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Papuan hawk-owl (Uroglaux dimorpha)
Photo: John Gould · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the papuan hawk-owl

Weight
220 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc 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
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the papuan hawk-owl live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The papuan hawk-owl is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the papuan hawk-owl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Papuan hawk owl (Uroglaux dimorpha), sometimes also Papuan boobook (not to be confused with Ninox theomacha), is a medium-sized, sleek owl with a proportionately small head, long tail, and short, rounded wings. Its white facial disk is small and indistinct, with black streaks, and white eyebrows. It has buff-colored upperparts and barred black and brown underparts. Its eyes are bright yellow, and it has a gray to black bill. The male is larger than the female, which is unusual among owls.

Though generally found in lowland rainforest or gallery forest in lowland savanna, the Papuan hawk-owl is occasionally found at elevations of up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level. It is probably a resident species in its restricted range, New Guinea.

Not much is known about the status of this species, as insufficient data exist to quantify its population. It is rarely seen, and may be threatened due to deforestation.

From the Wikipedia article “Papuan hawk-owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Papuan_hawk-owl&oldid=1380703569), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the papuan hawk-owl endangered?

The papuan hawk-owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the papuan hawk-owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusUroglaux
  7. SpeciesUroglaux dimorpha (Salvadori, 1874)

Synonyms Athene dimorpha

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Papuan boobookEnglish
  • Papuan boobookEnglish
  • Papuan owlEnglish
  • بومة بابوا الصقريةArabic
  • nínox falcóCatalan
  • sovka papuánskáCzech
  • gwalchdylluan PapwaWelsh
  • PapuahøgeugleDanish
  • RundflügelkauzGerman
  • papua nizostrigoEsperanto
  • Nínox halcónSpanish
  • Búho Aguilucho de Neuva GuineaSpanish
  • Nínox reidorSpanish
  • sale-haugaskakkEstonian
  • papuanpöllöFinnish
  • Ninoxe papoueFrench
  • papuanska ćukušaCroatian
  • kerekszárnyú héjabagolyHungarian
  • Punggok papuaIndonesian
  • Gufastore papuaItalian
  • Civetta sparviero della Nuova GuineaItalian
  • パプアオナガフクロウJapanese
  • papuasinė pelėdaLithuanian
  • HavikuilDutch
  • papuaugleNorwegian
  • sowica jastrzębiaPolish
  • coruja-gaviãoPortuguese
  • coruja-açor-da-papuaPortuguese
  • coruja-gavião-papuaPortuguese
  • Папуанская соваRussian
  • sovka dlhochvostáSlovak
  • Papuanska sovaSerbian
  • papuahökugglaSwedish
  • papuaspökugglaSwedish
  • Papua Atmaca BaykuşuTurkish
  • сова папуанськаUkrainian
  • 丛鹰鸮Chinese
  • 巴布亞叢鷹鴞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the papuan hawk-owl

Other species in the same family Strigidae.

VU, Vulnerable
Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)

Snowy owl

Bubo scandiacus

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern
Tawny owl (Strix aluco)

Tawny owl

Strix aluco

Strigidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the papuan hawk-owl?

An adult papuan hawk-owl weighs 220 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the papuan hawk-owl live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the papuan hawk-owl for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the papuan hawk-owl endangered?

The papuan hawk-owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the papuan hawk-owl?

The papuan hawk-owl (Uroglaux dimorpha) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{papuan_hawk_owl_2026,
  title = {Papuan hawk-owl (Uroglaux dimorpha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/papuan-hawk-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}