Chocolate Boobook
Ninox randi
NTNear Threatened Endemic to Philippines
- Family
- Owls (Strigidae)
- Order
- Strigiformes
Overview
The chocolate boobook (Ninox randi) 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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Range and habitat
Philippines (except Palawan group and Sulu Archipelago), and Talaud Islands (northeast of Sulawesi).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Chocolate boobook
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
