Ninox
Ninox is a genus of true owls comprising 36 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.
| Ninox | |
|---|---|
| Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ninox Hodgson, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Ninox nipalensis = Strix lugubris Tickell 1833 | |
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