Moluccan Hawk-Owl

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1065107
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Moluccan Hawk-Owl

Summary

Moluccan Hawk-Owl is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl belongs to the parent taxon Ninox[6].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is endemic to Seram[7].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl's scientific name is Ninox squamipila[8].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl's Commons category is recorded as Ninox squamipila[9].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl's main food source is recorded as rat[10].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl's main food source is recorded as snake[11].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl's original combination is recorded as Athene squamipila[12].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'N. squamipila'}[13].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwalchdylluan Molwcaidd'}[14].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hantu Boobook'}[15].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Molukkenkauz'}[16].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nínox de Seram'}[17].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "nínox de l'illa Seram"}[18].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sovka molucká'}[19].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'maluku haugaskakk'}[20].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nínox moluqueño'}[21].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ninoxe des Moluques'}[22].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Molukkui héjabagoly'}[23].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Pungguk Maluku'}[24].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Molukse valkuil'}[25].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Buruspökuggla'}[26].
  • Moluccan Hawk-Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Molukkfalkugle'}[27].

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Classification

Moluccan Hawk-Owl's scientific name is Ninox squamipila[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ninox[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwalchdylluan Molwcaidd'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hantu Boobook'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Molukkenkauz'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nínox de Seram'}[17], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "nínox de l'illa Seram"}[18], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sovka molucká'}[19].

Distribution

Moluccan Hawk-Owl is endemic to Seram[7].

Identifiers

Moluccan Hawk-Owl's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 204549[28]. Moluccan Hawk-Owl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 79239[29]. Moluccan Hawk-Owl's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178336[30]. Moluccan Hawk-Owl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2497862[31]. Moluccan Hawk-Owl's ITIS TSN is recorded as 555486[32].

Why It Matters

Moluccan Hawk-Owl ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . birdsoftheworld.org. Retrieved . birdsoftheworld.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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