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Seram boobook

Ninox squamipila (Bonaparte, 1850)

LCLeast Concernowls

The seram boobook (Ninox squamipila) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 210 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Seram boobook (Ninox squamipila)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the seram boobook

Weight
210 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
rat, snakesrc for Main food
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 seram boobook live?

Not recorded

What is the seram boobook?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Seram boobook (Ninox squamipila), also Hantu boobook, Moluccan boobook or Moluccan hawk owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found on the Indonesian islands of Seram, Kelang and Ambon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It used to be considered a subspecies of the Moluccan boobook.

It is known to make loud vocalizations in the early evening.

It eats wild rats and snakes.

From the Wikipedia article “Seram boobook” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seram_boobook&oldid=1343005613), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the seram boobook endangered?

The seram boobook is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the seram boobook classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusNinox
  7. SpeciesNinox squamipila (Bonaparte, 1850)

Synonyms Athene squamipila, Ninox squamipila squamipila

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Hantu boobookEnglish
  • Hantu boobookEnglish
  • Moluccan boobookEnglish
  • Moluccan hawk-owlEnglish
  • nínox de l'illa SeramCatalan
  • sovka moluckáCzech
  • sovka seramskáCzech
  • gwalchdylluan MolwcaiddWelsh
  • Indonesisk HøgeugleDanish
  • SeramkauzGerman
  • Molukken-KauzGerman
  • MolukkenkauzGerman
  • serama nizostrigoEsperanto
  • Nínox de SeramSpanish
  • Nínox moluqueñoSpanish
  • maluku haugaskakkEstonian
  • molukkienhaukkapöllöFinnish
  • Ninoxe des MoluquesFrench
  • seramska ćukušaCroatian
  • molukkui héjabagolyHungarian
  • Punggok malukuIndonesian
  • Pungguk malukuIndonesian
  • Gufastore delle MoluccheItalian
  • セラムアオバズクJapanese
  • モルッカアオバズクJapanese
  • molukinė aštrianagė pelėdaLithuanian
  • molukkfalkugleNorwegian Bokmål
  • SeramvalkuilDutch
  • Molukse ValkuilDutch
  • SeramboeboekuilDutch
  • seramugleNorwegian
  • sowica moluckaPolish
  • mocho-de-seramPortuguese
  • coruja-gavião-de-ceramPortuguese
  • Молуккская иглоногая соваRussian
  • Bubuk sa ostrva SeramSerbian
  • BuruspökugglaSwedish
  • seramspökugglaSwedish
  • Seram ÇubuğuTurkish
  • сова-голконіг молуцькаUkrainian
  • 栗鷹鴞Chinese
  • 栗鹰鸮Chinese

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Relatives of the seram boobook

Other species in the same genus Ninox.

LC, Least Concern
Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae)

Morepork

Ninox novaeseelandiae

Strigidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the seram boobook?

An adult seram boobook weighs 210 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the seram boobook endangered?

The seram boobook is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What does the seram boobook eat?

Its recorded main food is rat and snake.

What kind of animal is the seram boobook?

The seram boobook (Ninox squamipila) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{seram_boobook_2026,
  title = {Seram boobook (Ninox squamipila)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/seram-boobook},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}