Hume's hawk-owl
| Hume's hawk-owl | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ninox |
| Species: | N. obscura |
| Binomial name | |
| Ninox obscura Hume, 1872 | |
Hume's hawk-owl or Hume's boobook (Ninox obscura) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox obscura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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