Malaita owl
| Malaita owl | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Athene |
| Species: | A. malaitae
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| Binomial name | |
| Athene malaitae (Mayr, 1931)
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The Malaita owl (Athene malaitae) is a small to medium-sized owl. It is endemic to Malaita. 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 1931
- Taxa named by Ernst Mayr