Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicInvertebratesForestMedium · 151 g
About the Speckled Boobook
The 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). It is a reddish-brown hawk-owl with a white-spotted head, back and wings, a white throat patch, black facial disk, dark brown eyes and white eyebrows.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in September · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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.
Cinnabar BoobookNinox iosThe cinnabar boobook, also known as the cinnabar hawk-owl, is a hawk-owl endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Halmahera BoobookNinox hypogrammaThe Halmahera boobook is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
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