Timor boobook
Ninox fusca (Vieillot, 1817)
Status not recordedowls
The timor boobook (Ninox fusca) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes.
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Quick facts about the timor boobook
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the timor boobook live?
Not recorded
Is the timor boobook endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the timor boobook classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusNinox
- SpeciesNinox fusca (Vieillot, 1817)
Synonyms Ninox boobook fusca, Ninox novaeseelandiae fusca, Strix fusca, Strix guteruhi, Strix maugei
Other names and names in other languages (21)
- sovka timorskáCzech
- Timor HøgeugleDanish
- TimorkauzGerman
- timora nizostrigoEsperanto
- Nínox de TimorSpanish
- Ninoxe rayéeFrench
- Gufastore di TimorItalian
- ティモールアオバズクJapanese
- Timorinė aštrianagė pelėdaLithuanian
- TimorfalkugleNorwegian Bokmål
- TimorboeboekuilDutch
- timorugleNorwegian
- sowica timorskaPolish
- mocho-de-timorPortuguese
- sovka prúžkatáSlovak
- timorspökugglaSwedish
- Timor BubuğuTurkish
- сова-голконіг тиморськаUkrainian
- 帝汶鹰鸮Chinese
- Ninoxe de TimorFrench
- coruja-gavião-timorensePortuguese
Relatives of the timor boobook
Other species in the same genus Ninox.

Brown boobook
Ninox scutulata

Morepork
Ninox novaeseelandiae

Powerful owl
Ninox strenua

Barking owl
Ninox connivens

Andaman boobook
Ninox affinis

Australian boobook
Ninox boobook
CompareTimor boobook vs Brown boobookTimor boobook vs MoreporkTimor boobook vs Powerful owlTimor boobook vs Barking owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the timor boobook?
The timor boobook (Ninox fusca) 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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