Chocolate boobook
Ninox randi Deignan, 1951
The chocolate boobook (Ninox randi) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 186 g to 202 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the chocolate boobook
- Weight
- 186 g – 202 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
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chocolate boobook live?
Not recorded
What is the chocolate boobook?
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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Is the chocolate boobook endangered?
The chocolate boobook is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the chocolate boobook classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusNinox
- SpeciesNinox randi Deignan, 1951
Synonyms Ninox japonica randi, Ninox scutulata randi
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- Philippine boobookEnglish
- nínox de RandCatalan
- sovka čokoládováCzech
- Filippinsk HøgeugleDanish
- SchokoladenkauzGerman
- SchokoladenboobookkauzGerman
- ĉokolada nizostrigoEsperanto
- Nínox chocolateSpanish
- ruskohaukkapöllöFinnish
- Ninoxe de RandFrench
- filipinska ćukušaCroatian
- Boobook cioccolataItalian
- Civetta sparviero cioccolataItalian
- Gufastore cioccolataItalian
- Gufastore cioccolatoItalian
- チョコレートアオバズクJapanese
- Filipijnse BoeboekuilDutch
- Filippijnse BoeboekuilDutch
- Grote Filipijnse ValkuilDutch
- sjokoladeugleNorwegian
- sowica czekoladowaPolish
- mocho-chocolatePortuguese
- coruja-gavião-chocolatePortuguese
- Иглоногая сова РандаRussian
- Каштановая иглоногая соваRussian
- sovka bieločeláSlovak
- Čokoladni bubukSerbian
- chokladspökugglaSwedish
- Çikolata BubuğuTurkish
- сова-голконіг брунатнаUkrainian
- 茶色鹰鸮Chinese
- 巧克力鷹鴞Chinese
Relatives of the chocolate boobook
Other species in the same genus Ninox.
Brown boobook
Ninox scutulata
Morepork
Ninox novaeseelandiae
Powerful owl
Ninox strenua
Barking owl
Ninox connivens
Andaman boobook
Ninox affinis
Australian boobook
Ninox boobook
CompareChocolate boobook vs Brown boobookChocolate boobook vs MoreporkChocolate boobook vs Powerful owlChocolate boobook vs Barking owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chocolate boobook?
An adult chocolate boobook weighs 186 g – 202 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chocolate boobook endangered?
The chocolate boobook is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the chocolate boobook?
The chocolate boobook (Ninox randi) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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