Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Philippine Eagle-owl (Bubo philippensis) - HBW 5, p. 192
French: Grand-duc des Philippines
German: Streifenuhu
Spanish: Búho Filipino
Other common names: Philippine Horned Owl
Taxonomy: Pseudoptynx philippensis Kaup, 1851, Philippines.
No obvious close relatives. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- philippensis (Kaup, 1851) - Luzon and Catanduanes.
- mindanensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906) - Samar, Leyte and Mindanao; recently recorded on Bohol.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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Bird calling in forest at night Locality Tadao, Ilocos Norte Province, Luzon, Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 March 2009 3 years ago 4
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