Family: Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Authority: (Sharpe & Ussher, 1872)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Vulnerable because it is suspected to have a moderately small population which is likely to be in decline owing to the clearance of its habitat for timber and agriculture.

Population size: 1500-7000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 3,450,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
Land-mass type - continent
IUCN System - Terrestrial