Chocolate boobook

Chocolate boobook
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Strigiformes
Family:Strigidae
Genus:Ninox
Species: N. randi
Binomial name
Ninox randi
(Deignan, 1951)
Synonyms

Ninox scutulata randi

The chocolate boobook (Ninox randi) is species of bird in the true owl family, Strigidae. Formerly considered to be a subspecies of the brown hawk-owl,[2] it is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on all major islands except Palawan.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Ninox randi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. Konig, Claus; Weick, Friedhelm (2008). Owls of the World. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
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