Mindanao Boobook

Ninox spilocephala

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedEndemicOmnivoreForestCavity nestMedium · 137 g

When to see the Mindanao Boobook

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Mindanao Boobook

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Mindanao Boobook

The 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. It was previously known as a subspecies of the Philippine hawk-owl, but was reclassified in 2012, as voice and other evidence suggested it a distinct species. It is found in tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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