Christmas Island Hawk-Owl
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Ninox natalis Lister, 1889 |
The Christmas Island Hawk-Owl (Ninox natalis) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Christmas Island. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- BirdLife International 2006. Ninox natalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.