Papuan hawk-owl
Papuan hawk-owl | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Uroglaux Mayr, 1937 |
Species: | U. dimorpha
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Binomial name | |
Uroglaux dimorpha (Salvadori, 1874)
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The Papuan hawk-owl (Uroglaux dimorpha) is a medium-sized, sleek owl with a proportionately small head, long tail, and short, rounded wings. Its white facial disk is small and indistinct, with black streaks, and white eyebrows. It has buff-colored upperparts and barred black and brown underparts. Its eyes are bright yellow, and it has a gray to black bill. The male is larger than the female, which is unusual among owls; in most owl species, the female is larger than the male.[2]
Though generally found in lowland rainforest or gallery forest in lowland savanna, the Papuan hawk owl is occasionally found at elevations up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level.[1] It is probably a resident species in its restricted range, New Guinea.
Not much is known about the status of this species, as insufficient data exists to quantify its population numbers.[1] It is rarely seen, and may be threatened due to deforestation.
References
- ^ a b c Template:IUCN
- ^ Duncan, James R. (2003). Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books. p. 33. ISBN 1-55297-845-1.