Alternative name: Cebu Hawk-Owl
- Ninox rumseyi
Identification
25 cm (9¾ in)
- White throat
- Dense dark markings on upperparts
Distribution
Philippines (Cebu)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included in Philippine Hawk-Owl.
Habitat
They are to be found in a variety of forest types.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of rats and small birds, such as sunbirds, flowerpeckers, tits and flycatchers.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Cebu Boobook. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cebu_Boobook
