Camiguin hawk-owl
| Camiguin hawk-owl | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ninox |
| Species: | N. leventisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ninox leventisi Rasmussen et al., 2012 | |
The Camiguin hawk-owl (Ninox leventisi) is an owl species of the Philippines island Camiguin. It was previously known as a subspecies of the Philippine hawk-owl, but only reclassified in mid-2012, as voice and other evidence suggested it a distinct species.[1]
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