Philippine hawk-owl

Philippine hawk-owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Ninox
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

• Image at ADW
• Picture from Flickr

This page was last edited on 13 January 2024, at 19:35