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Moluccan boobook

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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]

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.

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.