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Ninox novaeseelandiae (southern boobook)

Osteichthyes - Strigiformes - Strigidae

Taxonomy
Strix novaeseelandiae was named by Gmelin (1788). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ninox novaeseelandiae by Balouet and Olson (1989), Worthy (1997), Worthy (1998), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Strix novaeseelandiae Gmelin
1989Ninox novaeseelandiae Balouet and Olson p. 20 fig. 9B,D
1997Ninox novaeseelandiae Worthy p. 107
1998Ninox novaeseelandiae Worthy p. 137
2017Ninox novaeseelandiae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—RaptoresBaird 1858
superorderFalconimorphae
orderStrigiformesWagler 1830
familyStrigidaeVigors 1825
genusNinoxHodgson 1837
speciesnovaeseelandiae(Gmelin 1788)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ninox novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 [southern boobook]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Vision: well-developedo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:55:38
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:55:38
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kurochkin and Dyke 2011, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Thiollay 1994

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand Ninox novaeseelandiae (182104)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Ninox novaeseelandiae (13221 193985 193986 193987)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Ninox novaeseelandiae (215403 215415 215418 215583)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Ninox novaeseelandiae (100554 194619 195151)