Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicInvertebratesForestCavity nestMedium · 202 g
About the Chocolate Boobook
The chocolate boobook is a bird species in the true owl family, Strigidae. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the brown boobook and thought to be endemic to the Philippines until it was heard and recorded Karakelang in Indonesia in 1997 but there have been no subsequent records outside the Philippines since.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Ochre-bellied BoobookNinox ochraceaThe ochre-bellied boobook or ochre-bellied hawk owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
Mindanao BoobookNinox spilocephalaThe Mindanao boobook or Mindanao hawk-owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae that is endemic to the Philippines on the island of Mindanao.
Speckled BoobookNinox punctulataThe speckled boobook or speckled hawk owl, also called the Oriental hawk-owl, is a small owl at 17–20 cm (6.7–7.9 in).
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