The Andaman boobook or Andaman hawk-owl (Ninox affinis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands.
Andaman boobook | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Ninox |
Species: | N. affinis
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Binomial name | |
Ninox affinis Beavan, 1867
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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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edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Ninox affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22689420A118443805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22689420A118443805.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.