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The Luzon boobook is one of the smallest of the owls in the Philippine hawk-owl complex. It has white eyebrow-like streaks above the eyes and the beak and a white moustache forming an x-shape on the head. It does not have tufts of feathers on its head resembling ears. The upper parts of all subspecies are brown, and the wings are mottled with oval-shaped white spots. The tail is dark brown with narrow white stripes. The sides of the head are brown, the chin is a whitish colour, while the rest of the underparts are pale white with wide brown streaks which are more prominent on the breast.
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When to see the Luzon Boobook
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Luzon Boobook
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Luzon Boobook
The Luzon boobook or Luzon hawk owl, also Philippine hawk owl or Philippine boobook, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Philippines where it lives in forests. It is a brown and white mottled bird and males and females look much alike.
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Easily confused with
Papuan BoobookNinox theomachaThe Papuan boobook, jungle boobook or jungle hawk owl, is a medium-sized, dark-colored owl.
Andaman BoobookNinox affinisThe Andaman boobook or Andaman hawk-owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
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