Territorial and Nesting Behaviour in Southern Boobooks (Ninox novaeseelandiae)

Jerry Olsen, Susan Trost

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    Abstract

    During 1993-1997, three adjacent nesting pairs of the Southern Boobook (Ninox nouaeseelandiae) were located and observations made on their behavioral interactions, nests, and young in Canberra, Australia. Territory size was close to 100 ha; not the 4 to 10 ha reported in the literature. Males advertized territorial boundaries with the "boobook" call and `duelled' using this and a "croaking" call. Neighboring males entered a rival's territory to challenge the resident male, sometimes near the resident's nest. Both sexes fed the young until 2 to 4 weeks after fledging, when females stopped. Males and their young moved to `camp out' in various parts of their territories earlier defended.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages308-313
    Number of pages6
    Publication statusPublished - 1997
    Event2nd Owl Symposium 1997: Biology and Conservation of Owls of the Northern Hemisphere - Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada
    Duration: 5 Feb 19979 Feb 1997

    Other

    Other2nd Owl Symposium 1997
    Country/TerritoryCanada
    CityWinnipeg
    Period5/02/979/02/97

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