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Guadalcanal Owl
Athene granti (Sharpe, 1888)
The Guadalcanal owl (Athene granti), also known as the Guadalcanal boobook, is a small to medium-sized owl.
Most records: Solomon Islands
Where and when it's recorded
Guadalcanal Owl has been recorded at 1 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Queen Elizabeth National Park – Mt. AustinSolomon Islands10 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The Guadalcanal owl (Athene granti), also known as the Guadalcanal boobook, is a small to medium-sized owl. It is endemic to Guadalcanal. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Solomons boobook.
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Questions
Where does the Guadalcanal Owl live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Guadalcanal (south-central Solomon Islands). It is most often recorded in Solomon Islands.
What family is the Guadalcanal Owl in?
It belongs to the family Owls (Strigidae), order Strigiformes.
Range
Australasia: Guadalcanal (south-central Solomon Islands)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Owls Strigidae
- Genus
- Athene
Other birds in the genus Athene
Forest OwletAthene blewitti
White-browed OwlAthene superciliaris
Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
Little OwlAthene noctua
Spotted OwletAthene brama
West Solomons OwlAthene jacquinoti
Malaita OwlAthene malaitae
Makira OwlAthene roseoaxillaris
Papuan Hawk-OwlUroglaux dimorpha
Rufous OwlNinox rufa
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