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title: "Northern Boobook"
description: "Ninox japonica — Uccelli. The northern boobook (Ninox japonica) belongs to the family Strigidae (true owls) and is a raptorial owl endemic to eastern and southern countries of Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/northern-boobook
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Boobook

> Ninox japonica — Uccelli. The northern boobook (Ninox japonica) belongs to the family Strigidae (true owls) and is a raptorial owl endemic to eastern and southern countries of Asia.

- Scientific name: *Ninox japonica*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1365
- Wikidata: [Q1267748](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1267748)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144603](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144603)

## Names

- en: Northern Boobook
- de: Nördlicher Boobookkauz
- es: Nínox japonés
- fr: Ninoxe boréale
- nl: Noord-Aziatische valkuil
- pl: Sowica północna

## Countries with the most observations

JP (178), TW (151), CN (123), KR (90), HK (65), RU (50), TH (49), SG (13), ID (7), PH (7), MO (4)

## Summary

The northern boobook (Ninox japonica) belongs to the family Strigidae (true owls) and is a raptorial owl endemic to eastern and southern countries of Asia. The species was considered, until recently, a conspecific of Ninox scutulata or brown boobook, a species of similar distribution encompassing 11 subspecies. The species currently includes two subspecies, the migrant Ninox japonica japonica and the non-migrant Ninox japonica totogo. Despite being considered as the most common breeding owl in Japan, little research has been conducted on the species and subspecies and the taxonomic classification of N. j. totogo and…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_boobook

## Photo

![Northern Boobook](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-boobook/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244042593

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-boobook?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).