Cinnabar Boobook vs Least Boobook

Ninox ios compared with Ninox sumbaensis

Key Differences

Cinnabar Boobook is Least Concern while Least Boobook is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnabar Boobook	Least Boobook
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Aves (鳥類)	Aves (鳥類)
Order same	Strigiformes (フクロウ目)	Strigiformes (フクロウ目)
Family same	Strigidae (True Owls)	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus same	Ninox	Ninox
Species	Ninox ios	Ninox sumbaensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnabar Boobook and Least Boobook share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ninox.

表示 Genus: Ninox

Conservation Status

Cinnabar Boobook

LC — Least Concern

Least Boobook

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnabar Boobook	Least Boobook
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnabar Boobook

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Least Boobook

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cinnabar Boobook

The cinnabar boobook (Ninox ios) is a small owl in the family Strigidae, endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. It inhabits primary and mature secondary forest at low to mid elevations on the island, typically in humid lowland to foothill forest. Like other boobook owls, it is nocturnal, roosting in dense foliage during the day and hunting small vertebrates and invertebrates by night. The cinnabar boobook has rich rufous-brown upperparts and a distinctive reddish coloration that gives the species its evocative common name. The species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, with populations considered stable within its Sulawesi forest range. Sulawesi is a biogeographically remarkable island at the intersection of the Asian and Australian faunal zones, hosting a high proportion of endemic species. The island's forests face ongoing pressure from logging, mining, and agricultural encroachment, but the cinnabar boobook's adaptability to secondary forest provides some resilience. The species is entirely restricted to Sulawesi and does not occur in Europe; any database records listing Norway are data entry errors. The genus Ninox comprises the boobook owls of Australasia and Southeast Asia, with numerous island endemic species across Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Pacific islands.