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Luzon boobook

Ninox philippensis Bonaparte, 1855

LCLeast Concernowls

The luzon boobook (Ninox philippensis) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 119.2 g to 141 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the luzon boobook

Weight
119.2 g – 141 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the luzon boobook live?

Not recorded

What is the luzon boobook?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Luzon boobook (Ninox philippensis) or Luzon hawk owl, also Philippine hawk owl or Philippine boobook, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Philippines where it lives in forests. It is a brown and white mottled bird and males and females look much alike.

From the Wikipedia article “Luzon boobook” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luzon_boobook&oldid=1328130459), 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.

Is the luzon boobook endangered?

The luzon 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 luzon boobook classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusNinox
  7. SpeciesNinox philippensis Bonaparte, 1855
Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Luzon hawk-owlEnglish
  • Luzon hawk-owlEnglish
  • Luzon hawk-owlEnglish
  • Philippine hawk-owlEnglish
  • Philippine hawk-owlEnglish
  • Philippine hawk-owlEnglish
  • sovka filipínskáCzech
  • gwalchdylluan y PhilipinauWelsh
  • Luzon HøgeugleDanish
  • Filippinsk HøgeugleDanish
  • LuzonkauzGerman
  • Philippinen-kauzGerman
  • PhilippinenkauzGerman
  • filipina nizostrigoEsperanto
  • Nínox de LuzónSpanish
  • Nínox filipinoSpanish
  • pisi-haugaskakkEstonian
  • filippiinienhaukkapöllöFinnish
  • Ninoxe de LuçonFrench
  • Ninoxe des PhilippinesFrench
  • luzonska ćukušaCroatian
  • fülöp-szigeteki héjabagolyHungarian
  • Gufastore di LuzonItalian
  • Gufastore delle FilippineItalian
  • ルソンアオバズクJapanese
  • フィリピンアオバズクJapanese
  • filipininė aštrianagė pelėdaLithuanian
  • filippinerfalkugleNorwegian Bokmål
  • LuzonvalkuilDutch
  • Filipijnse ValkuilDutch
  • LuzonboeboekuilDutch
  • filippinereugleNorwegian
  • sowica filipińskaPolish
  • mocho-de-luçãoPortuguese
  • coruja-gavião-de-luçãoPortuguese
  • coruja-gavião-filipinaPortuguese
  • Филиппинская иглоногая соваRussian
  • sovka filipínskaSlovak
  • Luzonski bubukSerbian
  • luzonspökugglaSwedish
  • Luzon BubuğuTurkish
  • сова-голконіг філіпінськаUkrainian
  • 菲律宾鹰鸮Chinese
  • 菲律賓鷹鴞Chinese

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Relatives of the luzon 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 luzon boobook?

An adult luzon boobook weighs 119.2 g – 141 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the luzon boobook endangered?

The luzon 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 luzon boobook?

The luzon boobook (Ninox philippensis) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Luzon boobook (Ninox philippensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/luzon-boobook

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BibTeX
@misc{luzon_boobook_2026,
  title = {Luzon boobook (Ninox philippensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/luzon-boobook},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}