Moluccan boobook

Species complex of Ninox owls

Ninox hypogramma, Halmahera boobook
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Strigiformes
Family:  | Strigidae
Genus:  | Ninox
Species complex including[1]

* Ninox forbesi (PL Sclater, 1883)
* Ninox hypogramma (GR Gray, 1861)
* Ninox squamipila (Bonaparte, 1850)
* Ninox hantu (Wallace, 1863)

The Moluccan boobook or Moluccan hawk-owl group (Ninox spp.), are a group of owls in the family Strigidae.[2] They are found in Indonesia. Once consider a single species, the four species are now considered part of a species complex.[1] Natural habitat for all species is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

## Taxonomy

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### Species

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Most taxonomists recognize four species:[2][1]

* Ninox forbesi (PL Sclater, 1883) - Tanimbar boobook - Tanimbar Islands
* Ninox hypogramma (GR Gray, 1861) - Halmahera boobook - northern Maluku Islands of Halmahera, Ternate, and Bacan
* Ninox squamipila (Bonaparte, 1850) - Seram boobook- Seram Island in the southern Maluku Islands
* Ninox hantu (Wallace, 1863) - Buru boobook - Buru Island in the southern Maluku Islands

## References

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1. ^ a b c Gwee, Chyi Yin; Christidis, Les; Eaton, James A.; Norman, Janette A.; Trainor, Colin R.; Verbelen, Philippe; Rheindt, Frank E. (2017). "Bioacoustic and multi-locus DNA data of Ninox owls support high incidence of extinction and recolonisation on small, low-lying islands across Wallacea". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 109: 246–258. Bibcode:2017MolPE.109..246G. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.024. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 28017857.
2. ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Family Strigidae". IOC World Bird List. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

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