Subspecies
Monotypic species
Genus
Members of the genus Ninox are hawk owls, ranging from small to large, with rounded heads without ear-tufts. They have long, pointed wings and a long tail. The nostrils are forward facing on an enlarged cere in an indistinct facial disk. There are at least 20 species in this genus, from Siberia through much of the Pacific rim, South-east Asia and Australasia. Relationships unclear. Proposed treatment as member of species-group that includes N. boobook, N. novaeseelandiae, N. theomacha, N. meeki, N. variegata and perhaps other boobooks in Australasian Region, or possibly with just last 3 of above-named species; more research needed. Formerly included N. natalis as race, but latter now afforded full species status based on plumage details and molecular evidence. Races are morphologically quite distinct, and there is some preliminary evidence that vocalizations also differ; more than one species may be involved. Four subspecies recognized
Physical charateristics
Listen to the sound of Moluccan Hawk-Owl
[audio:http://www.planetofbirds.com/MASTER/STRIGIFORMES/Strigidae/sounds/Moluccan Hawk-Owl.mp3]
Copyright remark: Most sounds derived from xeno-canto
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