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Mindanao Boobook

Ninox spilocephala Tweeddale, A 1879

The Mindanao hawk-owl or Mindanao boobook is a species of owl in the family Strigidae that is endemic to the Philippines on the island of Mindanao. 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. It is found in tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia

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

Original description

Citation:
  Tweeddale, A 1879

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1878, pt.4 p.939

Imprint year:
  1878

Protonym:
  Ninox spilocephala

Type locality:
  Zamboanga, Mindanao.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90451#page/567/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  581CA4FF6396A3BC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-581CA4FF

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/581CA4FF

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 1063264


NEAR THREATENED

English:
Mindanao Boobook
Afrikaans:
Mindanaovalkuil
Bulgarian:
Минданаоска иглонога сова
Catalan:
Nínox de Mindanao
Czech:
sovka hlavatá
Danish:
Mindanaohøgeugle
German:
Mindanaokauz
Esperanto:
mindanaa nizostrigo
Spanish:
Nínox de Mindanao
Spanish (Spain):
Nínox de Mindanao
Estonian:
mindanao haugaskakk
Finnish:
mindanaonhaukkapöllö
French:
Ninoxe de Mindanao
Croatian:
mindanaoska ćukuša
Italian:
Civetta sparviero di Tweedale
Japanese (romaji):
mindanaoaobazuku
Japanese:
ミンダナオアオバズク
Dutch:
Mindanaoboeboekuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Mindanaofalkugle
Norwegian:
Mindanaofalkugle
Polish:
sowica paskowana
Portuguese:
mocho-de-mindanau
Portuguese (Portugal):
coruja-gavião-de-mindanau
Russian:
Минданаоская иглоногая сова
Slovak:
sovka škvrnitohlavá
Serbian:
Bubuk sa ostrva Mindanao
Swedish:
mindanaospökuggla
Turkish:
Mindanao bubuğu
Ukrainian:
сова-голконіг мінданайська
Chinese:
棉兰老岛鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
民答那峨鷹鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala)
Clements, version 2021:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 6th edition:
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Ninox spilocephala spilocephala [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Mindanao Hawk-Owl ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Mindanao Boobook ( Ninox spilocephala) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ninox spilocephala spilocephala [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ninox spilocephala spilocephala [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ninox philippensis spilocephala [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Ninox [philippensis, reyi or spilocephala] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Nínox de Mindanao
Czech: Sovka hlavatá
Danish: Mindanaohøgeugle
German: Mindanaokauz, Tweedalekauz
English: Mindanao Boobook, Mindanao Hawk Owl, Mindanao Hawk-Owl, Mindano Hawk Owl, Tweedale's Hawk Owl, Tweedale's Hawk-Owl, Tweeddale's Hawk-Owl
English, HBW: Mindanao Boobook
English (IOC): Mindanao Hawk-Owl
English (United States): Mindanao Boobook
Esperanto: mindanaa nizostrigo
Spanish: Lechuza gavilana de Tweeddale, Nínox de Mindanao
Spanish (Spain): Nínox de Mindanao
Spanish (HBW): Mindanao Boobook
Estonian: mindanao haugaskakk
Finnish: Mindanaonhaukkapöllö
French: Ninoxe de Mindanao, Ninoxe des Philippines (Mindanao)
Croatian: mindanaoska ćukuša
Italian: Civetta sparviero di Tweedale
Japanese (romaji): mindanaoaobazuku
Japanese: ミンダナオアオバズク
Scientific: Ninox philippensis spilocephala, Ninox philippensis spilocephalus, Ninox spilocephala, Ninox spilocephala spilocephala, Ninox spilocephalus
Dutch: Mindanaoboeboekuil, Mindanaovalkuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mindanaofalkugle
Norwegian: Mindanaofalkugle
Polish: sowica paskowana
Portuguese: mocho-de-mindanau
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-gavião-de-mindanau
Russian: Минданаоская иглоногая сова
Slovak: sovka škvrnitohlavá
Serbian: Bubuk sa ostrva Mindanao
Swedish: mindanaospökuggla
Turkish: Mindanao bubuğu
Ukrainian: сова-голконіг мінданайська
Chinese: 棉兰老岛鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 民答那峨鷹鴞

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