Family: Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Authority: (Hartert, 1898)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1b(iii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species occupies a small range, and is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing loss of its forest habitat. However, this is not yet severely fragmented, and the species is not restricted to few locations. For these reasons, the species is classified as Near Threatened.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 13,200 km²

Country endemic: yes