![]() ![]() Species CallĪ mellow double hoot of 'boo-book' or 'mo-poke' with a lower-pitched second hoot. Usually call identification from night calling. Young birds have white underparts with some light brown streaks and very obvious dark eye rings. The feet are yellow and legs are covered with pale feathers. Underparts are a lighter red-brown shade with white patches. The back and wings are dark red-brown with white spots. Its face also has a light X-shape centred just above its small pointed bill. It has a brown face with a dark ring around its large yellow eyes. The Southern Boobook is the smallest of the Australian owls at 25-35cm. Common Namesīoobook Owl, Mopoke, Morepork Distinguishing Features ![]() Provide a vertical nest box at least 5m from the ground, with an entrance diameter of 12cm and an inside diameter of 40 cm is ideal. Residents can also build a nest box for their breeding and shelter. Cat owners can prevent their pets preying on the species by installing a cat run or enclosure. Participating in tree planting or bush regeneration activities with local Landcare groups or with Greening Australia will ensure suitable habitat remains into the future. The protection of remnant vegetation containing dead and mature trees with hollows is important for maintaining Southern Boobook populations. Free roaming domestic Cats ( Felis catus) may also hunt the young Boobooks in their nest. The removal of mature eucalypt trees from the suburbs is minimising the availability of suitable nesting hollows. The Southern Boobook seems to be more resilient to the declining tree hollows than other species, however their successful breeding is still threatened by land clearing and competition for nest hollows from other birds, such as the Common Myna ( Acridotheres tristis) and the Common Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris), and the Brush-tailed possum ( Trichosurus vulpecular). ![]()
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