Biology:Philippine hawk-owl
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Short description: Species of bird
| Philippine hawk-owl | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Family: | Strigidae
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| Brown: Luzon Hawk Owl Ninox philippensis, including Ticao subspecies ticaoensis and Siquijor subspecies centralis
Green: Mindanao Hawk Owl N. spilocephala Pink: Mindoro Hawk Owl N. mindorensis Gold: Romblon Hawk Owl N. spilonota including Tablas subspecies fisheri Pale Blue: Cebu Hawk Owl N. rumseyi Dark Blue: Camiguin Hawk Owl N. leventisi Purple: Sulu Hawk Owl N. reyi | |
The Philippine hawk-owl is a species complex of owls in the family Strigidae. They are all endemic to the Philippines.[1]
Systematics and taxonomy
There are seven known species:
- Luzon boobook (Ninox philippensis)
- Ninox philippensis centralis - Bohol, Boracay, Carabao, Guimaras, Negros, Panay, Semirara and Siquijor
- Ninox philippensis philippensis - Biliran, Buad, Catanduanes, Leyte, Luzon, Marinduque, Polillo and Samar
- Ninox philippensis ticaoensis - Ticao
- Mindoro boobook (Ninox mindorensis) - Mindoro
- Sulu boobook (Ninox reyi) - Bongao, Jolo, Sanga Sanga, Siasi, Sibutu and Tawi-Tawi)
- Mindanao boobook (Ninox spilocephala) (Basilan, Dinagat, Mindanao and Siargao
- Romblon boobook (Ninox spilonotus)
- Ninox spilonotus spilonotus - Sibuyan
- Ninox spilonotus fischeri - Tablas
- Cebu boobook (Ninox rumseyi) - Cebu
- Camiguin boobook (Ninox leventisi) - Camiguin.
Ecology
Natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
References
- Kennedy, R.S., Gonzales P.C., Dickinson E.C., Miranda Jr, H.C., Fisher T.H. (2000) A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15708831 entry
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