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Makira Owl
Athene roseoaxillaris (Hartert, EJO, 1929)
The Makira owl (Athene roseoaxillaris), also known as the Makira boobook, is a small to medium-sized species of owl in the Family Strigidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Makira owl (Athene roseoaxillaris), also known as the Makira boobook, is a small to medium-sized species of owl in the Family Strigidae. It is endemic to Makira. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Solomons boobook.
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Questions
Where does the Makira Owl live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Makira (=San Cristóbal Islands; southeastern Solomon Islands).
What family is the Makira Owl in?
It belongs to the family Owls (Strigidae), order Strigiformes.
Range
Australasia: Makira (=San Cristóbal Islands; southeastern 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
Guadalcanal OwlAthene granti
Malaita OwlAthene malaitae
Papuan Hawk-OwlUroglaux dimorpha
Rufous OwlNinox rufa
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