Alternative name: Cinnabar Hawk-Owl
- Ninox ios
Identification
22cm
- almost entirely rufous chestnut to darker chestnut brown
- scapulars with white spots
- lower underparts may have dark or whitish scalloping
- face plain (e.g. no facial "cross" like Ochre-bellied Boobook)
- eyes yellow with black pupils
- feet/legs yellow
- wings and tail with dark bars
Distribution
Sulawesi endemic. South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas. Found in the north-east of the island (Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
Nocturnal.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinnabar Boobook. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnabar_Boobook
External Links
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