Philippine hawk-owl

Species of bird

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

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

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.

^ ^a ^b "Vocal divergence and new species in the Philippine Hawk Owl Ninox philippensis complex" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "Owls – IOC World Bird List". Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "New Species Discovered On Tiny Pacific Island". HuffPost. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

Kennedy, R.S., Gonzales P.C., Dickinson E.C., Miranda Jr, H.C., Fisher T.H. (2000) A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

"Image at ADW". Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
"Philippine Hawk-Owl (Ninox philippensis philippensis) Sigma 150–500 APO DG OS". June 2008. Picture from Flickr