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Brown boobook

Ninox scutulata (Raffles, 1822)

LCLeast Concernowls

The brown boobook (Ninox scutulata) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 186 g to 195 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Brown boobook (Ninox scutulata)
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown boobook

Weight
186 g – 195 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
24 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown boobook live?

Not recorded

What is the brown boobook?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown boobook (Ninox scutulata), also known as the brown hawk-owl, is a typical owl species. It has dark brown upperparts, whitish underparts with reddish-brown streaking, and a barred tail. It is a resident breeder in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, southern China and western Indonesia.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown boobook” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown_boobook&oldid=1371284695), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the brown boobook sound like?

Kingshuk Mondal · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the brown boobook endangered?

The brown boobook is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the brown boobook classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusNinox
  7. SpeciesNinox scutulata (Raffles, 1822)

Synonyms Ninox scutulata macroptera, Ninox scutulata sutulata, Strix scutulata

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Brown hawk owlEnglish
  • Brown hawk-owlEnglish
  • nínox bruCatalan
  • sovka dravčíCzech
  • gwalchdylluan frownWelsh
  • Orientalsk HøgeugleDanish
  • FalkenkauzGerman
  • bruna nizostrigoEsperanto
  • Nínox pardoSpanish
  • põhja-haugaskakkEstonian
  • haukkapöllöFinnish
  • Ninoxe hirsuteFrench
  • Ulchabhán sneachtaIrish
  • mrka ćukušaCroatian
  • fátyolos bagolyHungarian
  • Pungguk coklatIndonesian
  • Punggok cokelatIndonesian
  • Punggok CoklatIndonesian
  • Boobook brunoItalian
  • Civetta sparviero brunaItalian
  • Gufastore brunoItalian
  • フーアアオバズクJapanese
  • チャイロアオバズクJapanese
  • rudoji aštrianagė pelėdaLithuanian
  • brūnā vanagpūceLatvian
  • പുള്ളുനത്ത്Malayalam
  • burung punggukMalay
  • orientfalkugleNorwegian Bokmål
  • Zuid-Aziatische ValkuilDutch
  • Zuid-Aziatische BoeboekuilDutch
  • hjerteugleNorwegian
  • sowica brunatnaPolish
  • mocho-pardoPortuguese
  • coruja-de-agulhasPortuguese
  • coruja-gavião-castanhaPortuguese
  • Иглоногая соваRussian
  • Бурая иглоногая соваRussian
  • sovka kobcovitáSlovak
  • Smeđi bubukSerbian
  • brun spökugglaSwedish
  • นกเค้าเหยี่ยวThai
  • Karaca BubukTurkish
  • сова-голконіг далекосхіднаUkrainian
  • 鹰鸮Chinese
  • 褐鷹鴞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the brown boobook

Other species in the same genus Ninox.

LC, Least Concern
Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae)

Morepork

Ninox novaeseelandiae

Strigidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown boobook?

An adult brown boobook weighs 186 g – 195 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown boobook endangered?

The brown boobook is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the brown boobook?

The brown boobook (Ninox scutulata) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{brown_boobook_2026,
  title = {Brown boobook (Ninox scutulata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-boobook},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}