Biology:Buru boobook
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Short description: Species of owl
| Buru boobook | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ninox |
| Species: | N. hantu
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| Binomial name | |
| Ninox hantu (Wallace, 1863)
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The Buru boobook (Ninox hantu) 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.
The Buru boobook is dark on the top with a bright rufous beneath it. Its forehead, cheeks, and chin are slight white, the tarsi and toes are filled with bristles, the bill is a horn-colored white, the irises are yellow, and their feet are white.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox hantu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727909A94965479.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22727909/94965479. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1863. 1863. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681278#page/56/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q31873572 entry
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