The diminuitive little Boobook Owl, with its familiar call of "boo-book" is a nocturnal hunter, found all over Australia, Timor, and Southern New Guinea, in habitat ranging from desert to forest.

Its diet compring of mainly insects, is further supplemented with other invertebrates, small mammals, birds, frogs, and lizards. Like all owls, it is superbly adapted for night time hunting. Its soft leading edge feathers so effective at eliminating noise, that it hunts with near silent flight.

Breeding August - October, the boobook usually nests in the hollows of trees, laying 2-3 white eggs, which are incubated for 31 - 35 days. The young fledge at about 5 weeks but remain with the parents for a further 2 - 3 months.