Typical Owls (Strigidae)

Papuan Hawk-owl (Uroglaux dimorpha) - HBW 5, p. 239

French: Ninoxe papoue German: Rundflügelkauz Spanish: Nínox Halcón
Other common names: Papuan Boobook(!), New Guinea Hawk-owl

Taxonomy: Athene dimorpha Salvadori, 1874, Sorong, New Guinea.
Genus closely allied to Ninox; sometimes merged with latter, but wings more rounded. Monotypic.

Distribution: Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea, including Yapen I; probably occurs throughout New Guinea, but known only from NW & SE.