Little Sumba Hawk-owl
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Ninox sumbaensis Olsen, Wink, Sauer-Gurth & Trost, 2002 |
The Little Sumba Hawk-owl (Ninox sumbaensis), or Little Sumba Boobook is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia on the island of Sumba.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Ninox sumbaensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.