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Seram boobook

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Hantu boobook
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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N. squamipila
Binomial name
Ninox squamipila
(Bonaparte, 1850)

The Hantu boobook, Seram boobook, or Hantu hawk-owl (Ninox squamipila), is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It used to be considered a subspecies of the Moluccan boobook.

References

  • Norman, J.A., L. Christidis, M. Westerman, and F.A. Richard-Hall. 1998. Molecular data confirm the species status of the Christmas Island Hawk-Owl Ninox natalis. Emu 98: 197-208.
  • Rheindt, F.E., and R.O. Hutchinson. 2007. A photoshot odyssey through the confused avian taxonomy of Seram and Buru (southern Moluccas). BirdingASIA 7: 18-38.