Family: Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Authority: Prigogine, 1983

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

Click here for more information about the Red List categories and criteria

Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to have a small population, known only from four montane forest areas, that is suspected to be declining due to the ongoing clearance and degradation of its forest habitat. The paucity of records even from the well-surveyed parts of the range cause concern and the species is assessed as Near Threatened. Determining the population size is an urgent priority.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 69,700 km²

Country endemic: no

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