Small- headed and long- tailed. Whitish facial disc finely streaked black, without distinct edge, and with white eyebrows; upperparts profusely barred brown (rusty to buffy) and black; underparts light buff, boldly streaked black and brown; large bright yellow eyes; grey to black bill. Juvenile paler than adult.
Data deficient
Small- headed and long- tailed. Whitish facial disc finely streaked black, without distinct edge, and with white eyebrows; upperparts profusely barred brown (rusty to buffy) and black; underparts light buff, boldly streaked black and brown; large bright yellow eyes; grey to black bill. Juvenile paler than adult.
30 - 33 cm
Taxonomy:
- Athene dimorpha Salvadori, 1874, Sorong, New Guinea. Genus closely allied to Ninox; sometimes merged with latter, but wings more rounded. Monotypic. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution:
- Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea, including Yapen I; probably occurs throughout New Guinea, but known only from NW & SE.
Lowland rainforest, forest edge and gallery forest in savanna, up to at least 1500 m.
Insects, small rodents, and large to medium- sized birds; latter include e.g. Wompoo Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus magnificus), 80% of weight of owl itself.
Downy fledgling seen in early Aug. No other information.