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Romblon Boobook
Ninox spilonotus Bourns & Worcester, 1894
Strigidae — Owls
Romblon Boobook, Ninox spilonotus, is an owl of the Philippines, breeding in the Oriental Region on Sibuyan and Tablas. It was described by Bourns and Worcester in 1894. Endemic to the country, it is confined to Tablas, Sibuyan and Romblon. It lives in tropical moist lowland forest, including primary and secondary woodland, and has been recorded up to 1000 metres above sea level. It is an earless owl, and males and females look alike. The species was once treated as part of the Philippine hawk-owl, but was split in 2012 on the basis of voice and other evidence.
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae — Owls
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Sibuyan and Tablas (c Philippines)
