Hantu boobook

Hantu boobook
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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 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.

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