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.

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

Taxonomy

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Species

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

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.