Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through rural development, encroachment of settlements, agricultural expansion and logging are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Cinnabar Boobook (Ninox ios) [XC68844]
by Frank Lambert from Sulawesi; Lore Lindu NP, above Anaso, Indonesia (call)
Cinnabar Boobook (Ninox ios) [XC203425]
by Mike Nelson from Gunung Ambang, Sulawesi, Indonesia (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Speckled Boobook (Ninox punctulata), Brown Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata) and Ochre-bellied Boobook (Ninox ochracea) are larger with more prominently patterned faces, Speckled Boobook (Ninox punctulata) is spotted white on upperparts and barred white on underparts, Ochre-bellied Boobook (Ninox ochracea) and Brown Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata) are dark brown, the former with paler yellow-ochre lower underparts, the latter with brown-streaked white underparts.
References
See References.