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Buru boobook
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Ninox
Species:	N. hantu
Binomial name
Ninox hantu (Wallace, 1863)

The Buru boobook (Ninox hantu), is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Indonesia. 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.

The Buru boobook is dark on the top with a bright rufous beneath it. It's forehead, cheeks, and chin are slight white, the tarsi and toes are filled with bristles, the bill is a horn-colored white, the irises are yellow, and their feet are white.

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox hantu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22727909A94965479. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727909A94965479.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681278#page/56/mode/1up

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