Typical Owls (Strigidae)

Fearful Owl (Nesasio solomonensis) - HBW 5, p. 242

French: Hibou redoutable German: Salomoneneule Spanish: Búho de las Salomón

Taxonomy: Pseudoptynx solomonensis Hartert, 1901, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands.
Affinities uncertain. Sometimes combined with Asio, and usually recognized as offshoot, but more likely a primitive or relict form. Monotypic.

Distribution: Solomon Is, on Bougainville, Choiseul and Santa Isabel.