Northern Boobook Flies from Japan to Philippines Nonstop: Research
Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Tracking with a GPS device has revealed that a northern boobook, an owl species, flew more than 1,800 kilometers nonstop over the sea from Japan to the Philippines, according to a study by a research team including Japan's Tohoku University. The owl species is about 30 centimeters in body length. In Japan, it lives in a wide range of places, except areas includi...
A study conducted by researchers from Tohoku University in Japan has unveiled an astonishing migration route of a northern boobook, an owl species. The owl, which measures about 30 centimeters in body length, traveled an astounding 1,848 kilometers nonstop from Japan to the Philippines. This remarkable journey took place over the open sea, spanning from Cape Sata in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to the Philippine island of Luzon.
The findings, published by Jiji Press on August 25, reveal that the owl completed this incredible nonstop flight in just 36 hours during early November 2024. The study, which involved attaching GPS data loggers to four northern boobooks residing in Sendai, northeastern Japan, sheds new light on the previously unclear migratory patterns of this species.
While it is known that the owl spends winter in Southeast Asia, the detailed migratory routes remained largely unknown until now.
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