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Christmas Island Boobook Ninox natalis



Family: Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Authority: Lister, 1889

Red List Category:

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Criteria: D1
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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Vulnerable because it has a very small population size restricted to a single island, estimated to be less than 1,000 mature individuals.



Population size: 240-1200, 340 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 240 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Christmas Island Boobook Ninox natalis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/christmas-island-boobook-ninox-natalis on 10/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 10/01/2025.