Chocolate Boobook
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The Chocolate Boobook is species of bird
in the Strigidae family. It was recently split from the Brown Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata). It is found in the Philippines
on all major islands except Palawan
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Strigidae family. It was recently split from the Brown Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata). It is found in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
on all major islands except Palawan
Palawan
Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the...
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External links
- http://www.ornitaxa.com/SM/Split/SplitTypicalOwls.htm
- http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=2759