Cinnabar Boobook

The cinnabar boobook 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. It's taxonomic name comes from the Greek word ios (ἰός), meaning "rust," in reference to the color of its plumage. Subsequently, it has also been observed in Gunung Ambag Nature Reserve, also in northern Sulawesi, and in Lore Lindu National Park in central Sulawesi.

The four known records of the species indicate it is a nocturnal forest-dwelling species living at mid-altitudes of 1,100 to 1,700 m (3,600 to 5,600 ft). It spends most of its time in the middle or upper canopy. The cinnabar boobook is an insectivore which catches insects in flight. It is capable of hovering for several seconds. The call of the cinnabar boobook, was described by one researcher as "a dry, nasal, hissing, shriek," similar to that of a barn owl.