Hantu boobook

Hantu boobook
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Strigiformes
Family:Strigidae
Genus:Ninox
Species: 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

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox squamipila". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22727893A94965117. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727893A94965117.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  • 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.


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