Togian boobook
Ninox burhani Indrawan & Somadikarta, 2004
The togian boobook (Ninox burhani) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 99 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the togian boobook
- Weight
- 99 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc 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 togian boobook live?
Not recorded
What is the togian boobook?
The Togian boobook or Togian hawk-owl (Ninox burhani) is an owl (Strigidae) described as new to science in 2004. The bird is currently known only from three islands in the Togian group, an archipelago in the Gulf of Tomini off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The new species was discovered on 25 December 1999.
The scientific name honours a local Indonesian conservationist called Burhan.
From the Wikipedia article “Togian boobook” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Togian_boobook&oldid=1343009304), 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 togian boobook endangered?
The togian 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 togian boobook classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusNinox
- SpeciesNinox burhani Indrawan & Somadikarta, 2004
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- Togian hawk-owlEnglish
- Togian hawk-owlEnglish
- nínox de les illes TogianCatalan
- sovka togianskáCzech
- TogianhøgeugleDanish
- TogiankauzGerman
- togiana nizostrigoEsperanto
- Nínox de las TogianSpanish
- togianinhaukkapöllöFinnish
- Ninoxe de BurhanFrench
- bjelotrba ćukušaCroatian
- togian-szigeteki héjabagolyHungarian
- Pungguk togianIndonesian
- Gufastore delle TogianItalian
- トギアンアオバズクJapanese
- Togiano salų aštrianagė pelėdaLithuanian
- togianfalkugleNorwegian Bokmål
- TogianvalkuilDutch
- TogianboeboekuilDutch
- togianugleNorwegian
- sowica samotnaPolish
- mocho-das-toguiãoPortuguese
- coruja-gavião-das-togianPortuguese
- Тогианская иглоногая соваRussian
- sovka togianskaSlovak
- togianspökugglaSwedish
- Togian BubuğuTurkish
- сова-голконіг тогіанськаUkrainian
- 托岛鹰鸮Chinese
- 多吉安鷹鴞Chinese
Relatives of the togian 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
CompareTogian boobook vs Brown boobookTogian boobook vs MoreporkTogian boobook vs Powerful owlTogian boobook vs Barking owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the togian boobook?
An adult togian boobook weighs 99 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the togian boobook endangered?
The togian 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 togian boobook?
The togian boobook (Ninox burhani) 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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