| Giant Scops Owl | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Mimizuku Hachisuka, 1934 |
| Species: | M. gurneyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimizuku gurneyi (Tweeddale, 1879) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Otus gurneyi |
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The Giant Scops Owl, Lesser Eagle-Owl, or Mindanao Eagle-Owl (Mimizuku gurneyi) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. Originally described as Pseudoptynx gurneyi, it is now a only species in the genus Mimizuku.
It is endemic to the Philippines. In size and structure, it is considered intermediate between a scops owl and an eagle-owl.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.