The Malaita owl (''Athene malaitae''), also known as the Malaita boobook, is a small to medium-sized owl. It is endemic to
Malaita
Malaita is the primary island of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands. Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with a population of 161,832 as of 2021, or more than a third of the entire national population. It is also the se ...
. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the
Solomons boobook The Solomons boobook has been split into the following species:
* West Solomons owl, ''Athene jacquinoti''
* Guadalcanal owl, ''Athene granti''
* Malaita owl, ''Athene malaitae''
* Makira owl, ''Athene roseoaxillaris''
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Malaita owl
Endemic birds of the Solomon Islands
Owls of Oceania
Least concern biota of Oceania
Malaita owl
Taxa named by Ernst Mayr
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