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Tanimbar boobook

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Moluccan Hawk-Owl
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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N. forbesi
Binomial name
Ninox forbesi
(PL Sclater, 1883)

The Tanimbar Hawk-Owl (Ninox forbesi), is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It formerly was considered a subspecies of the Moluccan Hawk-Owl.

References

  • BirdLife International 2004. Ninox squamipila. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
  • Norman, J.A., L. Christidis, M. Westerman, and F.A. Richard-Hall. 1998. Molecular data confirm the species status of the Christmas Island Hawk-Owl Ninox natalis. Emu 98: 197-208.
  • Rheindt, F.E., and R.O. Hutchinson. 2007. A photoshot odyssey through the confused avian taxonomy of Seram and Buru (southern Moluccas). BirdingASIA 7: 18-38.