Family: Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Authority: Bourns & Worcester, 1894

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This recently-split hawk-owl is known with certainty from just two islands, on which habitat loss and degradation have been extensive, owing to a variety of threats including clearance for agriculture and grazing, gold mining and logging. The total population is likely to be very small, with both sub-populations containing fewer than 250 mature individuals and in continuing decline. It is therefore listed as Endangered.

Population size: 250-999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 3,500 km²

Country endemic: yes