Guadalcanal owl

Guadalcanal owl

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Athene
Species:
A. granti
Binomial name
Athene granti
(Sharpe, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Ninox granti

The Guadalcanal owl (Athene granti), also known as the Guadalcanal boobook is a small to medium-sized owl. It is endemic to Guadalcanal. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Solomons boobook.


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