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Ninox
Sign in to saveNinox is a genus of true owls comprising 36 extant and one extinct species found in Asia and Australasia. Many species are known as hawk-owls or boobooks, but the northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) is not a member of this genus.
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Ninox is a taxon classified at the genus rank within the family Strigidae, commonly referred to as true owls. It belongs to the order Strigiformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Hodgson in 1837 and holds an accepted status in taxonomic records.
Specimens associated with this genus have been documented in Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, and Mayotte. Institutional records are held by ANWC, YPM, USNM, NMV, and MSU. While specific occurrence counts vary by database, the genus is referenced by 106 other encyclopedia articles.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderStrigiformes
- FamilyStrigidae
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- 129
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- 20
- Family
- Strigidae
- Collections
- ANWC, YPM, USNM, NMV, MSU, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Mayotte
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Ninox is a genus of true owls comprising 36 extant and one extinct species found in Asia and Australasia. Many species are known as hawk-owls or boobooks, but the northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) is not a member of this genus.
==Taxonomy== The genus was introduced by English naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1837 with the type species as Ninox nipalensis, a junior synonym of Strix lugubris Tickell 1833. Strix lugubris is now considered a subspecies of the brown boobook (Ninox scutula lugubris). thumb|right|240px|Seram boobook (N. squamipila) (left); Timor boobook (N. fusca) (right)
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