Speckled boobook
Ninox punctulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
The speckled boobook (Ninox punctulata) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 151 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the speckled boobook
- Weight
- 151 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 speckled boobook live?
Not recorded
What is the speckled boobook?
The speckled boobook or speckled hawk owl (Ninox punctulata), also called the Oriental hawk-owl, is a small owl at 17–20 cm (6.7–7.9 in). It is a reddish-brown hawk-owl with a white-spotted head, back and wings, a white throat patch, black facial disk, dark brown eyes and white eyebrows.
This owl is found on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia and lives mainly in forests near streams, open woodland, and cultivated regions with scattered trees. It is mainly found at altitudes lower than 1100 meters, but is occasionally seen at up to 2,300 m (7,500 ft) above sea level. It is fairly common throughout its range.
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Is the speckled boobook endangered?
The speckled boobook is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the speckled boobook classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusNinox
- SpeciesNinox punctulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Synonyms Noctua punctulata
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Speckled hawk-owlEnglish
- Speckled hawk-owlEnglish
- nínox puntejatCatalan
- sovka vousatáCzech
- sovka tečkovanáCzech
- gwalchdylluan frechWelsh
- MaskehøgeugleDanish
- PünktchenkauzGerman
- celebesa nizostrigoEsperanto
- Ninox punteadoSpanish
- Nínox punteadoSpanish
- tumeselg-haugaskakkEstonian
- celebesinhaukkapöllöFinnish
- Ninoxe pointilléeFrench
- sulaveška ćukušaCroatian
- pettyes héjabagolyHungarian
- Pungguk tutulIndonesian
- Gufastore marezzatoItalian
- フイリアオバズクJapanese
- dėmėtoji aštrianagė pelėdaLithuanian
- sulawesifalkugleNorwegian Bokmål
- Gespikkelde ValkuilDutch
- Gespikkelde BoeboekuilDutch
- maseugleNorwegian
- sowica obrożnaPolish
- mocho-da-celebesPortuguese
- coruja-gavião-salpicadaPortuguese
- Пятнистая иглоногая соваRussian
- sovka obojkováSlovak
- Pirgavi bubukSerbian
- fläckig spökugglaSwedish
- Bıyıklı BubukTurkish
- сова-голконіг сулавеськаUkrainian
- 斑鷹鴞Chinese
- 斑鹰鸮Chinese
Relatives of the speckled 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
CompareSpeckled boobook vs Brown boobookSpeckled boobook vs MoreporkSpeckled boobook vs Powerful owlSpeckled boobook vs Barking owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the speckled boobook?
An adult speckled boobook weighs 151 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the speckled boobook endangered?
The speckled 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 speckled boobook?
The speckled boobook (Ninox punctulata) 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.
- 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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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