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Camiguin Boobook

Ninox leventisi Rasmussen, PC; Allen, DNS; Collar, NJ; Demeulemeester, B; Hutchinson, RO; Jakosalem, PGC; Kennedy, RS; Lambert, FR; Paguntalan, LM 2012

The Camiguin hawk-owl or Camiguin boobook is an owl species resident to the Camiguin island in the Philippines. It is the only owl in the country with greenish-yellow or grayish eyes. It was previously known as a subspecies of the Philippine hawk-owl, but was reclassified in 2012, as voice and other evidence suggested it a distinct species. Its native name is kugkug Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Ninox
Scientific:
  Ninox leventisi


Original description

Citation:
  Rasmussen, PC; Allen, DNS; Collar, NJ; Demeulemeester, B; Hutchinson, RO; Jakosalem, PGC; Kennedy, RS; Lambert, FR; Paguntalan, LM 2012

Reference:
   Forktail 28 p.15-16

Protonym:
  Ninox leventisi

Type locality:
  Catarman Mt., Catarman, Camiguin province, Camiguin Sur Island, Philippinen. Farbfotos lebender Tiere, Sonagramme, Tabellen, Grafiken

Link:
  http://news.msu.edu/media/documents/2012/08/0cd74c7a-3869-429d-92e2-f4ff62cd82e8.pdf


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  42ABCF926C77639B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-42ABCF92

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/42ABCF92


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 1063268

Geographic range:

  • Ninox leventisi: Philippines (Camiguin Sur)
English:
Camiguin Boobook
Afrikaans:
Camiguinvalkuil
Bulgarian:
Камигуинска иглонога сова
Catalan:
Nínox de l'illa Camiguin
Czech:
sovka bělobradá
Danish:
Camiguin-høgeugle
German:
Camiguinkauz
Esperanto:
kamigina nizostrigo
Spanish:
Nínox de Camiguín
Spanish (Spain):
Nínox de Camiguín
Estonian:
camiguini haugaskakk
Finnish:
camiguininhaukkapöllö
French:
Ninoxe de Camiguin
Croatian:
bjelogrla ćukuša
Japanese (romaji):
kamigin'aobazuku
Japanese:
カミギンアオバズク
Lithuanian:
Kamiguino aštrianagė pelėda
Dutch:
Camiguinboeboekuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Camiguinfalkugle
Norwegian:
Camiguinfalkugle
Polish:
sowica białogardła
Portuguese:
Coruja-gavião-da-ilha-de-camiguin
Portuguese (Portugal):
coruja-gavião-de-camiguin
Russian:
Камигуинская иглоногая сова
Slovak:
sovka bradatá
Serbian:
Bubuk sa ostrva Kamigin
Swedish:
camiguinspökuggla
Turkish:
Kamigin bubuğu
Ukrainian:
сова-голконіг каміґуїнська
Chinese:
甘米因鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
卡米關鷹鴞


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
Avilist 2025:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Clements, version 2021:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Clements, version 2022:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Clements, version 2023:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Clements, version 2024:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Clements, version 2025:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Clements, version 2015:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Clements, version 2016:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Clements, version 2017:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Clements, version 2018:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Clements, version 2019:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
eBird version 1.54:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
eBird version 1.55:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
eBird version 2015:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
eBird version 2016:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
eBird version 2017:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
eBird version 2018:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
eBird version 2019:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
eBird version 2021:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
eBird version 2022:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
eBird version 2023:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
eBird version 2024:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
eBird version 2025:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Camiguin Hawk-Owl ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Camiguin Boobook ( Ninox leventisi)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: newly discovered taxon

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Afrikaans: Camiguinvalkuil
Bulgarian: Камигуинска иглонога сова
Catalan: Nínox de l'illa Camiguin
Czech: sovka bělobradá
Danish: Camiguin-høgeugle
German: Camiguinkauz
English: Camiguin Boobook, Camiguin Hawk-Owl
English (Avilist): Camiguin Boobook
English, HBW: Camiguin Boobook
English (IOC): Camiguin Hawk-Owl
English (United States): Camiguin Boobook
Esperanto: kamigina nizostrigo
Spanish: Nínox de Camiguín
Spanish (Spain): Nínox de Camiguín
Spanish (HBW): Camiguin Boobook
Estonian: camiguini haugaskakk
Finnish: camiguininhaukkapöllö
French: Ninoxe de Camiguin
French (Guyane): Ninoxe de Camiguin
Croatian: bjelogrla ćukuša
Japanese (romaji): kamigin'aobazuku
Japanese: カミギンアオバズク
Scientific: Ninox leventisi
Lithuanian: Kamiguino aštrianagė pelėda
Dutch: Camiguinboeboekuil, Camiguinvalkuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Camiguinfalkugle
Norwegian: Camiguinfalkugle
Polish: sowica białogardła
Portuguese: Coruja-gavião-da-ilha-de-camiguin
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-gavião-de-camiguin
Russian: Камигинская иглоногая сова, Камигуинская иглоногая сова
Slovak: sovka bradatá
Serbian: Bubuk sa ostrva Kamigin
Swedish: camiguinspökuggla
Turkish: Kamigin bubuğu
Ukrainian: сова-голконіг каміґуїнська
Chinese: 甘米因鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 卡米關鷹鴞

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