Mindanao boobook
Ninox spilocephala Tweeddale, 1879
The mindanao boobook (Ninox spilocephala) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 119.2 g to 141 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the mindanao 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
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the mindanao boobook live?
Not recorded
What is the mindanao boobook?
The Mindanao boobook or Mindanao hawk-owl (Ninox spilocephala) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae that is endemic to the Philippines on the island of Mindanao. It was previously known as a subspecies of the Philippine hawk-owl, but was reclassified in 2012, as voice and other evidence suggested it a distinct species. It is found in tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is the mindanao boobook endangered?
The mindanao 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 mindanao boobook classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusNinox
- SpeciesNinox spilocephala Tweeddale, 1879
Synonyms Ninox philippensis spilocephala, Ninox spilocephala spilocephala
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Mindanao hawk-owlEnglish
- Mindanao hawk-owlEnglish
- Mindanao hawk-owlEnglish
- sovka mindanajskáCzech
- MindanaohøgeugleDanish
- MindanaokauzGerman
- TweedalekauzGerman
- mindanaa nizostrigoEsperanto
- Nínox de MindanaoSpanish
- mindanao haugaskakkEstonian
- mindanaonhaukkapöllöFinnish
- Ninoxe de MindanaoFrench
- mindanaoska ćukušaCroatian
- Gufastore di MindanaoItalian
- ミンダナオアオバズクJapanese
- Mindanajinė aštrianagė pelėdaLithuanian
- mindanaofalkugleNorwegian Bokmål
- MindanaovalkuilDutch
- MindanaoboeboekuilDutch
- flekkstrupeugleNorwegian
- sowica paskowanaPolish
- mocho-de-mindanauPortuguese
- coruja-gavião-de-mindanauPortuguese
- Минданаоская иглоногая соваRussian
- sovka škvrnitohlaváSlovak
- Bubuk sa ostrva MindanaoSerbian
- mindanaospökugglaSwedish
- Mindanao BubuğuTurkish
- сова-голконіг мінданайськаUkrainian
- 棉兰鹰鸮Chinese
- 民答那峨鷹鴞Chinese
Relatives of the mindanao 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
CompareMindanao boobook vs Brown boobookMindanao boobook vs MoreporkMindanao boobook vs Powerful owlMindanao boobook vs Barking owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mindanao boobook?
An adult mindanao boobook weighs 119.2 g – 141 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mindanao boobook endangered?
The mindanao 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 mindanao boobook?
The mindanao boobook (Ninox spilocephala) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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