genus
Ninox
Ninox is a genus in the family Strigidae. This database currently files 37 species under it, 8 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.
- Species filed
- 37
- Threatened
- 8
- Countries recorded
- 1
- With a free photo
- 24%
- Weight range
- 86 g – 1.35 kg
Best-known members of Ninox
Ranked by popularity score.
Brown boobook
Ninox scutulata
Morepork
Ninox novaeseelandiae
Powerful owl
Ninox strenua
Barking owl
Ninox connivens
Andaman boobook
Ninox affinis
Australian boobook
Ninox boobook
Christmas boobook
Ninox natalis
Rufous owl
Ninox rufa
How threatened is Ninox?
33 of 37 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 2 | 6% |
| VUVulnerable | 6 | 18% |
| NTNear Threatened | 5 | 15% |
| LCLeast Concern | 20 | 61% |
Where is Ninox found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15+
All species in Ninox
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown boobook | Ninox scutulata | Strigidae | Least Concern | 191 g | Not recorded |
| Morepork | Ninox novaeseelandiae | Strigidae | Least Concern | 183.4 g | 1 |
| Powerful owl | Ninox strenua | Strigidae | Least Concern | 1.35 kg | 1 |
| Barking owl | Ninox connivens | Strigidae | Least Concern | 578 g | 1 |
| Andaman boobook | Ninox affinis | Strigidae | Least Concern | 146 g | Not recorded |
| Australian boobook | Ninox boobook | Strigidae | Least Concern | 282.2 g | 1 |
| Christmas boobook | Ninox natalis | Strigidae | Vulnerable | 184 g | Not recorded |
| Rufous owl | Ninox rufa | Strigidae | Least Concern | 931.7 g | 1 |
| Great Sumba boobook | Ninox rudolfi | Strigidae | Near Threatened | 222 g | 1 |
| Cinnabar boobook | Ninox ios | Strigidae | Least Concern | 86 g | Not recorded |
| Ochre-bellied boobook | Ninox ochracea | Strigidae | Near Threatened | 99 g | Not recorded |
| Speckled boobook | Ninox punctulata | Strigidae | Least Concern | 151 g | Not recorded |
| Little Sumba boobook | Ninox sumbaensis | Strigidae | Endangered | 90 g | Not recorded |
| Luzon boobook | Ninox philippensis | Strigidae | Least Concern | 127.9 g | Not recorded |
| Togian boobook | Ninox burhani | Strigidae | Near Threatened | 99 g | Not recorded |
| Manus boobook | Ninox meeki | Strigidae | Least Concern | 265 g | 1 |
| Seram boobook | Ninox squamipila | Strigidae | Least Concern | 210 g | Not recorded |
| Papuan boobook | Ninox theomacha | Strigidae | Least Concern | 125 g | 1 |
| New Ireland boobook | Ninox variegata | Strigidae | Least Concern | 179 g | 1 |
| New Britain boobook | Ninox odiosa | Strigidae | Vulnerable | 209 g | 1 |
| Hume's boobook | Ninox obscura | Strigidae | Least Concern | 191 g | Not recorded |
| Northern boobook | Ninox japonica | Strigidae | Least Concern | 225 g | Not recorded |
| Chocolate boobook | Ninox randi | Strigidae | Near Threatened | 202 g | Not recorded |
| Camiguin boobook | Ninox leventisi | Strigidae | Vulnerable | 127.9 g | Not recorded |
| Mindanao boobook | Ninox spilocephala | Strigidae | Near Threatened | 137 g | Not recorded |
| Tanimbar boobook | Ninox forbesi | Strigidae | Least Concern | 210 g | Not recorded |
| Halmahera boobook | Ninox hypogramma | Strigidae | Least Concern | 210 g | Not recorded |
| Mindoro boobook | Ninox mindorensis | Strigidae | Vulnerable | 113 g | Not recorded |
| Sulu boobook | Ninox reyi | Strigidae | Vulnerable | 127.9 g | Not recorded |
| Cebu boobook | Ninox rumseyi | Strigidae | Vulnerable | 127.9 g | Not recorded |
| Timor boobook | Ninox fusca | Strigidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Alor boobook | Ninox plesseni | Strigidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rote boobook | Ninox rotiensis | Strigidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Romblon boobook | Ninox spilonotus | Strigidae | Endangered | 178 g | Not recorded |
| Tasmanian boobook | Ninox leucopsis | Strigidae | Least Concern | 190 g | 1 |
| Buru boobook | Ninox hantu | Strigidae | Least Concern | 210 g | Not recorded |
| Whekau | Ninox albifacies | Strigidae | Not recorded | 600 g | 1 |