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Species of bird
Philippine hawk-owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
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.
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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.
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