Otus gurneyi on a 2004 stamp and postcard of the Philippines
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Otus
Species:
O. gurneyi
Binomial name
Otus gurneyi
(Tweeddale, 1879)
Synonyms
Mimizuku gurneyi
The giant scops owl (Otus gurneyi), lesser eagle-owl or the Mindanao eagle-owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. In size and structure, it is considered intermediate between a scops owl and an eagle-owl. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
^BirdLife International (2017). "Otus gurneyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22688911A110372685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22688911A110372685.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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