Family: Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Authority: (Sharpe, 1888)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This recently-split hawk-owl is only known to occur on a single island, where its population is relatively small and is inferred to be undergoing continuing declines as its forest habitat is converted for small-scale agriculture and human settlements. It has therefore been classified as Near Threatened, pending better data on the exact population size.

Population size: 10000-19999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 6,600 km²

Country endemic: yes