Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Seram Boobook
Ninox squamipila
Seram Boobook (Ninox squamipila) — Owls of Australia & Oceania.
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The Seram Boobook (Ninox squamipila) 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 squamipila
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 Seram 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 Seram Boobook is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Seram Boobook (Ninox squamipila) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family, part of the order Strigiformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Seram (ec Moluccas).
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 210 g, with a wing length of about 21.2 cm and a tail of around 11.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 18,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Seram Boobook?
The Seram Boobook is a large bird that weighs around 210 g.
Where does the Seram Boobook live?
The Seram Boobook is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Seram (ec Moluccas), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Seram Boobook belong to?
The Seram Boobook (Ninox squamipila) belongs to the Strigidae family, in the order Strigiformes.
What does the Seram Boobook eat?
The Seram Boobook is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Seram Boobook migrate?
The Seram Boobook is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Seram 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 Seram Boobook make?
1 real field recording of the Seram 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 Seram Boobook's range?
The Seram Boobook has a mapped global range of about 18,000 km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
Meet the Strigidae
A field guide to the Strigidae family — 236 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.