The chocolate boobook (Ninox randi) is a bird species in the true owl family, Strigidae. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the brown boobook.[3] It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on all major islands except Palawan.[1]

Chocolate boobook
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox
Species:
N. randi
Binomial name
Ninox randi
Deignan, 1951
Synonyms

Ninox scutulata randi

References edit

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox randi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22726321A94918597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22726321A94918597.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Konig, Claus; Weick, Friedhelm (2008). Owls of the World. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2. Retrieved 7 August 2014.

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