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Papuan hawk-owl
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Uroglaux Mayr, 1937
Species:	U. dimorpha
Binomial name
Uroglaux dimorpha (Salvadori, 1874)

The Papuan hawk owl (Uroglaux dimorpha), sometimes also Papuan boobook (not to be confused with Ninox theomacha) 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.

Though generally found in lowland rainforest or gallery forest in lowland savanna, the Papuan hawk-owl is occasionally found at elevations of up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level. 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 exist to quantify its population. It is rarely seen, and may be threatened due to deforestation.

References

1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Uroglaux dimorpha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22689490A118392665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22689490A118392665.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
3. 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.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Neoaves Clade: Passerea Clade: Telluraves
Basal Telluraves Telluraves †Lamillavis? †Zealandornithidae Zealandornis Australaves See Australaves Afroaves †Lutavis? Accipitrimorphae See Accipitrimorphae Coliiformes See Coliiformes Strigiformes See below ↓
Strigiformes incertae sedis †Ypresiglaux †Heterostrigidae Heterostrix †Ogygoptyngidae Ogygoptynx †Palaeoglaucidae Palaeoglaux †Protostrigidae "Aurorornis" Eostrix Minerva Oligostrix Primoptynx? †Sophiornitidae Berruornis? Enskenia Palaeobyas? Palaeotyto? Sophiornis Strigidae Aegolius †Alasio Asio †Asphaltoglaux Athene Bubo Glaucidium †Grallistrix Gymnasio Gymnoglaux †Intulula Jubula Ketupa Lophostrix Margarobyas Megascops Micrathene †Mioglaux †Miosurnia Ninox †Oraristrix †Ornimegalonyx Otus Pseudoscops Psiloscops Ptilopsis Pulsatrix Scotopelia Strix Surnia Taenioptynx Uroglaux Xenoglaux †Yarquen Tytonidae †Miotyto †Necrobyas †Nocturnavis Phodilus †Prosybris †Selenornis Tyto

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