Halmahera boobook
Ninox hypogramma (G. R. Gray, 1861)
The halmahera boobook (Ninox hypogramma) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 210 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the halmahera boobook
- Weight
- 210 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the halmahera boobook live?
Not recorded
What is the halmahera boobook?
The Halmahera boobook (Ninox hypogramma) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It inhabits the Indonesian islands of Halmahera, Ternate and Bacan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the Moluccan boobook.
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Is the halmahera boobook endangered?
The halmahera boobook is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the halmahera boobook classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusNinox
- SpeciesNinox hypogramma (G. R. Gray, 1861)
Synonyms Athene hypogramma, Ninox squamipila hypogramma
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- nínox de l'illa HalmaheraCatalan
- sovka halmaherskáCzech
- MolukhøgeugleDanish
- Owl MolukhøgeugleDanish
- HalmaherakauzGerman
- halmahera nizostrigoEsperanto
- Nínox de HalmaheraSpanish
- halmaheranhaukkapöllöFinnish
- Ninoxe d'HalmaheraFrench
- Ninoxe d’HalmaheraFrench
- halmaherska ćukušaCroatian
- Pungguk malukuIndonesian
- Gufastore di HalmaheraItalian
- ハルマヘラアオバズクJapanese
- Halmaherinė aštrianagė pelėdaLithuanian
- halmaherafalkugleNorwegian Bokmål
- HalmaheravalkuilDutch
- HalmaheraboeboekuilDutch
- halmaheraugleNorwegian
- sowica ciemnogłowaPolish
- coruja-de-halmaheraPortuguese
- coruja-gavião-de-halmaeraPortuguese
- Хальмахерская иглоногая соваRussian
- sovka moluckáSlovak
- halmaheraspökugglaSwedish
- Halmahera BubuğuTurkish
- сова-голконіг гальмагерськаUkrainian
- 哈岛鹰鸮Chinese
- 哈馬赫拉鷹鴞Chinese
Relatives of the halmahera boobook
Other species in the same genus Ninox.
Brown boobook
Ninox scutulata
Morepork
Ninox novaeseelandiae
Powerful owl
Ninox strenua
Barking owl
Ninox connivens
Andaman boobook
Ninox affinis
Australian boobook
Ninox boobook
CompareHalmahera boobook vs Brown boobookHalmahera boobook vs MoreporkHalmahera boobook vs Powerful owlHalmahera boobook vs Barking owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the halmahera boobook?
An adult halmahera boobook weighs 210 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the halmahera boobook endangered?
The halmahera boobook is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the halmahera boobook?
The halmahera boobook (Ninox hypogramma) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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