Philippine hawk-owl

The Philippine hawk-owl is a species complex of owls in the genus Ninox.^[2][1] They are all endemic to the Philippines.^[3]

Philippine hawk-owl
Postal card for Ninox philippensis centralis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Ninox
Species complex:	Philippine hawk-owl species complex
*Brown: Luzon Hawk Owl Ninox philippensis, including N. p. ticaoensis and N. p. centralis Green: Mindanao Hawk Owl N. spilocephala Pink: Mindoro Hawk Owl N. mindorensis Gold: Romblon Hawk Owl N. spilonota including N. s. fisheri Pale Blue: Cebu Hawk Owl N. rumseyi Dark Blue: Camiguin Hawk Owl N. leventisi Purple: Sulu Hawk Owl N. reyi
Synonyms[1]
Ninox philippensis complex

Systematics and taxonomy

There are seven known species:

• Luzon boobook (Ninox philippensis)
  • Ninox philippensis centralis – Bohol, Boracay, Carabao, Guimaras, Negros, Panay, Semirara and Siquijor
  • Ninox philippensis philippensis – Biliran, Buad, Catanduanes, Leyte, Luzon, Marinduque, Polillo and Samar
  • Ninox philippensis ticaoensis – Ticao
• Mindoro boobook (Ninox mindorensis) – Mindoro
• Sulu boobook (Ninox reyi) – Bongao, Jolo, Sanga Sanga, Siasi, Sibutu and Tawi-Tawi)
• Mindanao boobook (Ninox spilocephala) (Basilan, Dinagat, Mindanao and Siargao
• Romblon boobook (Ninox spilonotus)
  • Ninox spilonotus spilonotus – Sibuyan
  • Ninox spilonotus fischeri – Tablas
• Cebu boobook (Ninox rumseyi) – Cebu
• Camiguin boobook (Ninox leventisi) – Camiguin.

Ecology

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