Romblon boobook
Ninox spilonotus Bourns & Worcester, 1894
The romblon boobook (Ninox spilonotus) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 119.2 g to 178 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the romblon boobook
- Weight
- 119.2 g – 178 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
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the romblon boobook live?
Not recorded
What is the romblon boobook?
The Romblon boobook or Romblon hawk-owl (Ninox spilonotus), is a species of owl in the family Strigidae that is endemic to the Philippines. It is only found on the islands of Tablas, Sibuyan and Romblon. It was previously known as a subspecies of the Philippine hawk-owl, but was reclassified in 2012, as voice and other evidence suggested it was a distinct species. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is the romblon boobook endangered?
The romblon boobook is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the romblon boobook classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusNinox
- SpeciesNinox spilonotus Bourns & Worcester, 1894
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Romblon hawk-owlEnglish
- Romblon hawk-owlEnglish
- Romblon hawk-owlEnglish
- nínox de l'illa RomblonCatalan
- sovka romblonskáCzech
- MindorohøgeugleDanish
- Romblon HøgeugleDanish
- TüpfelkauzGerman
- RomblonkauzGerman
- romblona nizostrigoEsperanto
- Nínox de RomblónSpanish
- värb-haugaskakkEstonian
- sibuyaninhaukkapöllöFinnish
- Ninoxe du RomblonFrench
- Ninoxe des VisayasFrench
- pjegava ćukušaCroatian
- Gufastore di RomblonItalian
- ミンドロアオバズクJapanese
- ロンブロンアオバズクJapanese
- Rombloninė aštrianagė pelėdaLithuanian
- tablasfalkugleNorwegian Bokmål
- RomblonvalkuilDutch
- RomblonboeboekuilDutch
- tablasugleNorwegian
- sowica plamistaPolish
- mocho-de-romblãoPortuguese
- coruja-gavião-de-romblonPortuguese
- Ромблонская иглоногая соваRussian
- sovka luklukSlovak
- romblonspökugglaSwedish
- Tablas BubuğuTurkish
- сова-голконіг східнаUkrainian
- 朗布隆鹰鸮Chinese
- 羅姆布隆鷹鴞Chinese
Relatives of the romblon 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
CompareRomblon boobook vs Brown boobookRomblon boobook vs MoreporkRomblon boobook vs Powerful owlRomblon boobook vs Barking owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the romblon boobook?
An adult romblon boobook weighs 119.2 g – 178 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the romblon boobook endangered?
The romblon boobook is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the romblon boobook?
The romblon boobook (Ninox spilonotus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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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