How big is a Halmahera Boobook?

The Halmahera Boobook is a medium sized bird weighing about 210 g.

Where can you see a Halmahera Boobook?

The Halmahera Boobook is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Halmahera Boobook?

The Halmahera Boobook is most easily confused with the Seram Boobook, the Cinnabar Boobook and the Speckled Boobook.

Is the Halmahera Boobook endangered?

The Halmahera Boobook is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Halmahera Boobook

Ninox hypogramma

Owls · Strigiformes · Legendary

The Halmahera Boobook (Ninox hypogramma) is a legendary owl found only in Indonesia, weighing about 210 g. The Halmahera boobook is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest210 g

Halmahera Boobook (Ninox hypogramma), photo 1 — Photo: Adam Ardian Rahman · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Halmahera Boobook (Ninox hypogramma), photo 2 — Photo: Adam Ardian Rahman · CC BY 4.0

About the Halmahera Boobook

The Halmahera boobook 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.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Halmahera Boobook look like?: The Halmahera boobook is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
How big is a Halmahera Boobook?: The Halmahera Boobook is a medium sized bird weighing about 210 g.
Where can you see a Halmahera Boobook?: The Halmahera Boobook is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Halmahera Boobook?: The Halmahera Boobook is most easily confused with the Seram Boobook, the Cinnabar Boobook and the Speckled Boobook.
Is the Halmahera Boobook endangered?: The Halmahera Boobook is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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