The Andaman boobook or Andaman hawk-owl (Ninox affinis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands.

Andaman boobook
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox
Species:
N. affinis
Binomial name
Ninox affinis
Beavan, 1867

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Ninox affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22689420A118443805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22689420A118443805.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.