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Halmahera Boobook
Ninox hypogramma
Halmahera Boobook (Ninox hypogramma) — Owls of Australia & Oceania.
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The Halmahera Boobook (Ninox hypogramma) is a member of the Strigidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 210 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Strigiformes
- Family Strigidae Owls
- Genus Ninox
- Species hypogramma
Quick facts
- Weight
- 210 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Strigidae
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Halmahera Boobook is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Halmahera Boobook is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Halmahera Boobook (Ninox hypogramma) belongs to the Strigidae family of the order Strigiformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Halmahera, Ternate and Bacan (n Moluccas).
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 210 g, with a wing length of about 22 cm and a tail of around 12.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 20,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Halmahera Boobook?
The Halmahera Boobook is a large bird that weighs around 210 g.
Where does the Halmahera Boobook live?
The Halmahera Boobook is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Halmahera, Ternate and Bacan (n Moluccas), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Halmahera Boobook belong to?
The Halmahera Boobook (Ninox hypogramma) belongs to the Strigidae family, in the order Strigiformes.
What does the Halmahera Boobook eat?
The Halmahera Boobook is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Halmahera Boobook migrate?
The Halmahera Boobook is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Halmahera Boobook endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Halmahera Boobook make?
1 real field recording of the Halmahera Boobook — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Halmahera Boobook's range?
The Halmahera Boobook has a mapped global range of about 20,000 km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
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A field guide to the Strigidae family — 236 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.