Seram boobook
The Seram boobook (Ninox squamipila) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found on the Indonesian islands of Seram, Kelang and Ambon. 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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ninox |
| Species: | N. squamipila |
| Binomial name | |
| Ninox squamipila (Bonaparte, 1850) | |
References
- 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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