Biology:Andaman hawk-owl

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Short description: Species of owl

Andaman hawk-owl
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CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox
Species:
N. affinis
Binomial name
Ninox affinis
Beavan, 1867

The Andaman hawk-owl or Andaman boobook (Ninox affinis) 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 forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q863066 entry