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Photo by James Eaton
Manusela, Seram, Indonesia, January 2011
Ninox squamipila

Identification

25–36 cm (9¾-14¼ in)

  • Dark rufous-brown upperparts

Distribution

Seram in Southern Moluccas, Indonesia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Formerly included in Moluccan Hawk-Owl together with several other species.

Habitat

Lowland primary and tall secondary forests and thickets. occurs from sea-level to 1750 m.

Behaviour

Diet

They apparently eat insects, but there is very little information available.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017

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