Camiguin hawk-owl
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Ninox leventisi

The Camiguin hawk-owl or Camiguin boobook (Ninox leventisi ) is an owl species resident to the Camiguin island in the Philippines. It is the only owl in the country with greenish-yellow or grayish eyes. It was previously known as a subspecies of the Philippine hawk-owl, but was reclassified in 2012, as voice and other evidence suggested it a distinct species. Its native name is kugkug

Appearance

EBird describes the bird as "A rare medium-sized owl of remnant broadleaf forest on Camiguin Island. Uniformly barred, with a brown head and upperparts, a pale bar behind the shoulder, warmer brown underparts, long whiskers around the face, and pale yellow eyes. Note the white throat patch. Song is a rapid series of fairly low “woop” notes, sometimes given in duet. White throat particularly noticeable when calling."

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Among the species complex, this owl is unique in that its eyes are striking greenish-yellow versus the standard yellow or reddish-brown eyes of the rest of its related species.

It and along with the Romblon hawk-owl and Cebu hawk-owls are the largest in the Philippine hawk-owl species complex reaching sizes of 25cm tall versus the much smaller Luzon hawk-owl, Mindanao hawk-owl, Mindoro hawk-owl and Sulu hawk-owl which sizes range from 15-20cm tall.

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References

1. Camiguin hawk-owl Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camiguin_hawk-owl
2. Camiguin hawk-owl on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22725512/94894527

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