Philippine hawk-owl

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Philippine hawk-owl
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Philippine Hawk Owl distribution.PNG
Brown: Luzon Hawk Owl Ninox philippensis, including Ticao subspecies ticaoensis and Siquijor subspecies centralis

Green: Mindanao Hawk Owl N. spilocephala

Pink: Mindoro Hawk Owl N. mindorensis

Gold: Romblon Hawk Owl N. spilonota including Tablas subspecies fisheri

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Pale Blue: Cebu Hawk Owl N. rumseyi

Dark Blue: Camiguin Hawk Owl N. leventisi

Purple: Sulu Hawk Owl N. reyi

The Philippine hawk-owl is a species complex of owls in the family Strigidae. They are all endemic to the Philippines. [1]

Systematics and taxonomy

There are seven known species:

Ecology

Natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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