The Hantu Boobook is a small-to-medium owl restricted to Seram Island, with no ear tufts.
It is a small-to-medium owl without ear tufts on the crown.
In September 2006, a pair was tape-recorded and one individual photographed at 2,100 m on Mount Binaya, above the then-known 1,400 m limit for Seram birds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.