The Halmahera boobook (Ninox hypogramma) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It inhabits the Indonesian islands of Halmahera, Ternate and Bacan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the Moluccan boobook.

Halmahera boobook
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox
Species:
N. hypogramma
Binomial name
Ninox hypogramma
(GR Gray, 1861)

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox hypogramma". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T22727900A94965298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727900A94965298.en. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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