Giant Scops Owl

Giant Scops Owl
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Mimizuku
Species:	M. gurneyi
Binomial name
Mimizuku gurneyi (Tweeddale, 1879)
Synonyms
Otus gurneyi

The Giant Scops Owl, Lesser Eagle-Owl, or Mindanao Eagle-Owl ( Mimizuku gurneyi) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. Originally described as Pseudoptynx gurneyi, it is now a only species in the genus Mimizuku.

It is endemic to the Philippines. In size and structure, it is considered intermediate between a scops owl and an eagle-owl.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Mimizuku gurneyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.

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