Speckled Boobook
Ninox punctulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
151 gWeight
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).
Busiest months: September · Most records: Indonesia
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: September · Most records: Indonesia
Speckled Boobook has been recorded at 7 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Dumoga-Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) NP – TorautIndonesia53 records
- Gunung MahawuIndonesia27 records
- Lore Lindu NPIndonesia21 records
More places
- Lore Lindu NP – Lake Tambing vicinityIndonesia19 records
- Tangkoko Batuangus NR – Forest andIndonesia19 records
- Gunung MahawuIndonesia18 records
- Dumoga-Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) NP – TambunIndonesia6 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
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.
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Questions
How big is the Speckled Boobook?
The Speckled Boobook weighs around 151 g.
Where does the Speckled Boobook live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Sulawesi, Kabaena, Muna and Butung (=Buton; south of southeastern Sulawesi). It is most often recorded in Indonesia.
When is the best time to see the Speckled Boobook?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in September (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Speckled Boobook endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Speckled Boobook as Least Concern.
What does the Speckled Boobook eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Speckled Boobook in?
It belongs to the family Owls (Strigidae), order Strigiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 151 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 159 mm
- Tail
- 70 mm
- Bill
- 25 mm
- Tarsus
- 38 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: Sulawesi, Kabaena, Muna and Butung (=Buton; south of southeastern Sulawesi)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Owls Strigidae
- Genus
- Ninox
Other birds in the genus Ninox
Rufous OwlNinox rufa
Powerful OwlNinox strenua
Barking OwlNinox connivens
Sumba BoobookNinox rudolfi
Australian BoobookNinox boobook
Rote BoobookNinox rotiensis
Timor BoobookNinox fusca
Alor BoobookNinox plesseni
Tasmanian BoobookNinox leucopsis
MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiae
Northern BoobookNinox japonica
Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
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