- Source: Philippine hawk-owl
The Philippine hawk-owl is a species complex of owls in the genus Ninox. They are all endemic to the Philippines.
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
Further reading
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". Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
"Philippine Hawk-Owl (Ninox philippensis philippensis) Sigma 150–500 APO DG OS". June 2008. Picture from Flickr
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