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Ninox obscura (Hume's Boobook)

Synonyms: Ninox scutulata obscura

Wikipedia Abstract

Hume's hawk-owl (Ninox obscura) 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 forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
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Attributes

Raptor Research Conservation Priority [1]  43

Prey / Diet

Aerodramus fuciphagus (Edible-nest Swiftlet)[2]
Collocalia esculenta (Glossy Swiftlet)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0