Chocolate Boobook
Ninox randi
Conservation Status
Near ThreatenedAves · Strigiformes · Strigidae
About
The chocolate boobook is a bird species in the true owl family, Strigidae. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the brown boobook. It was formerly thought to be endemic to the Philippines until it was heard and recorded Karakelang in Indonesia in 1997 but there have been no subsequent records outside the Philippines since.
Fun Fact
It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the brown boobook.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in multiple protected areas such as Pasonanca Natural Park, Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape and Bataan National Park but like all areas in the Philippines, protection is lax and deforestation continues despite this protection on paper.
Diet
Diet of insects and small vertebrates.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Hunting and Collection
- Climate Change