Japan is in East Asia.
The Solomons boobook -LRB- Ninox jacquinoti -RRB- , also known as the Solomons hawk-owl , is a small to medium-sized hawk owl , measuring 23 - in length .. Ninox. Ninox. Its upperparts are rusty brown , sometimes spotted or barred with white , its chest is buffy white , sometimes spotted or barred with brown , and its creamy belly is unmarked .. It has a grayish-brown facial disc , edged by narrow white eyebrows and a band of white across the throat .. When he first described the species in 1850 , Charles Lucien Bonaparte assigned it to the genus Athene .. Bonaparte. Charles Lucien Bonaparte. Charles Lucien Bonaparte. Charles Lucien Bonaparte. Athene. Athene ( owl ). The specific epithet honors Charles Hector Jacquinot , a French explorer who spent considerable time in the Pacific .. specific epithet. specific name ( zoology ). Charles Hector Jacquinot. Charles Hector Jacquinot. Its common name refers the Solomon Islands , on which it occurs .. common name. common name. Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands. Native to both the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea , it is found in tropical or subtropical moist forests in lowlands and foothills , up to 1500 m above sea level .. Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands. Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea. It is nocturnal , hunting primarily insects and small vertebrates .. nocturnal. nocturnal. By day , it roosts either in a cavity or in the main fork of a tree .. Although its global population has not been quantified , it is reported to be widespread and common within its restricted range .. The population trend appears to be stable , though small numbers of both adults and juveniles are known to be taken from the wild to serve as pets .