The Togian boobook or Togian hawk-owl (Ninox burhani) is an owl (Strigidae) described as new to science in 2004. The bird is currently known only from three islands in the Togian group, an archipelago in the Gulf of Tomini off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The new species was discovered on 25 December 1999.

Togian boobook
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox
Species:
N. burhani
Binomial name
Ninox burhani
Indrawan & Somadikarta, 2004

The scientific name honours a local Indonesian conservationist called Burhan.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Ninox burhani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22732909A111289520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22732909A111289520.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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