Cinnabar Hawk Owl
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The Cinnabar Boobook , also known as the Cinnabar Hawk Owl, a hawk owl
endemic to the island of Sulawesi
, Indonesia
. It was described as a new species to science by American
ornithologist Pamela C. Rasmussen
in 1999 based on a single specimen collected by Frank Rozendaal from Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park
on Minahassa Peninsula, northern Sulawesi, in 1985. Subsequently it has also been observed in Lore Lindu National Park
in central Sulawesi, greatly expanding the known habitat range.
The Cinnabar Boobook is small (total length 22 cm) and has a relatively long tail and narrow pointed wings. The known four records of the species indicate it is a nocturnal
forest dwelling species living at mid-altitudes (1,100 – 1,700 m). Otherwise very little is known of its habits. Based on morphological similarities with owlet-nightjar
s, Rasmussen suggests Cinnabar Hawk Owl may be an insectivore
and prey on invertebrate
s in flight.
Ninox
Ninox is a genus of owls comprising about 20 species found in Asia and Australasia. Many species are known as hawk owls or boobooks...
endemic to the island of Sulawesi
Sulawesi
Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.- Etymology :The Portuguese were the first to...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It was described as a new species to science by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ornithologist Pamela C. Rasmussen
Pamela C. Rasmussen
Professor Pamela Cecile Rasmussen is a prominent American ornithologist and expert on Asian birds. She was formerly a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., and is based at the Michigan State University...
in 1999 based on a single specimen collected by Frank Rozendaal from Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park
Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park
Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park is a 2,871.15 km² National Park on Minahassa Peninsula on Sulawesi island, Indonesia...
on Minahassa Peninsula, northern Sulawesi, in 1985. Subsequently it has also been observed in Lore Lindu National Park
Lore Lindu National Park
Lore Lindu National Park is a forested protected area on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in the province of Central Sulawesi. The area of the national park is 2,180 km² covering both lowland and montane forests. It provides habitat to numerous rare species, including 77 bird species...
in central Sulawesi, greatly expanding the known habitat range.
The Cinnabar Boobook is small (total length 22 cm) and has a relatively long tail and narrow pointed wings. The known four records of the species indicate it is a nocturnal
Nocturnal animal
Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal"....
forest dwelling species living at mid-altitudes (1,100 – 1,700 m). Otherwise very little is known of its habits. Based on morphological similarities with owlet-nightjar
Owlet-nightjar
Owlet-nightjars are small nocturnal birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. Most are native to New Guinea, but some species extend to Australia, the Moluccas, and New Caledonia. A New Zealand species is extinct...
s, Rasmussen suggests Cinnabar Hawk Owl may be an insectivore
Insectivore
An insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures. An alternate term is entomophage, which also refers to the human practice of eating insects....
and prey on invertebrate
Invertebrate
An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone. The group includes 97% of all animal species – all animals except those in the chordate subphylum Vertebrata .Invertebrates form a paraphyletic group...
s in flight.