Family: Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Authority: Mourer-Chauviré, Bour, Moutou & Ribes, 1994

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species formerly occurred on the island of Réunion. As a presumably forest dependent species, it was probably driven Extinct after the island was colonised in the early 17th century as a result of severe deforestation.

Population size: 0 mature individuals

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial