Guadalcanal owl
Guadalcanal owl | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Athene |
Species: | A. granti
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Binomial name | |
Athene granti (Sharpe, 1888)
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The Guadalcanal owl (Athene granti) is a small to medium-sized owl. It is endemic to Guadalcanal. Together, they were collectively known as and formerly considered a subspecies of the Solomons boobook.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-18.
Categories:
- Athene (bird)
- Endemic birds of the Solomon Islands
- Owls of Oceania
- Least concern biota of Oceania
- Birds described in 1888
- Taxa named by Richard Bowdler Sharpe