Andaman hawk-owl

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.

Andaman hawk-owl

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox
Species:
N. affinis
Binomial name
Ninox affinis
Beavan, 1867

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

  1. BirdLife International. 2017. Ninox affinis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22689420A118443805. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22689420A118443805.en. Downloaded on 01 January 2019.


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