Christmas boobook

Christmas boobook
Illustration by Keulemans, 1900
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox
Species:
N. natalis
Binomial name
Ninox natalis
Lister, 1889
Synonyms
  • Ninox forbesi natalis

The Christmas boobook (Ninox natalis), also known as the Christmas hawk owl, Christmas Island boobook or Christmas Island hawk owl,[3] is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.

Closely related to the hawk-owls of genus Ninox, which occur in Southeast Asia and Australia, N. natalis was first classified at species level by J.J.Lister in 1888.[4] It was not until 1998, however, that DNA testing confirmed its status as a separate species from other owls.[5]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox natalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689452A93230899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689452A93230899.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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