Barking Owl vs Chocolate Boobook

Ninox connivens compared with Ninox randi

Key Differences

• Barking Owl is Least Concern while Chocolate Boobook is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barking Owl	Chocolate Boobook
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Strigiformes (올빼미목)	Strigiformes (올빼미목)
Family same	Strigidae (True Owls)	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus same	Ninox	Ninox
Species	Ninox connivens	Ninox randi

Evolutionary Relationship

Barking Owl and Chocolate Boobook share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ninox.

Conservation Status

Barking Owl

LC — Least Concern

Chocolate Boobook

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barking Owl	Chocolate Boobook
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barking Owl

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Chocolate Boobook

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Barking Owl

짖는올빼미(Ninox connivens)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 최소관심종(LC)으로 분류됩니다. 서식 범위 전반에 걸쳐 널리 분포하고 개체수가 풍부하며, 개체군은 안정적으로 유지되고 있어 즉각적인 보전 우려는 없습니다.

Chocolate Boobook

The Chocolate Boobook (Ninox randi) is a small to medium-sized owl in the family Strigidae, belonging to the diverse Australasian genus Ninox — the hawk-owls — which ranges from South Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia and the Pacific. This species is endemic to the Philippine archipelago, where it is found on the islands of Mindanao, Basilan, Leyte, Samar, and several adjacent smaller islands. As its name suggests, it is distinguished by its rich, warm brown plumage overall, with spotted or streaked underparts. The chocolate boobook inhabits lowland and foothill forest, including primary and mature secondary growth, where it forages nocturnally for large invertebrates, small vertebrates, and possibly small birds. Like other Ninox owls, it produces characteristic hooting or barking calls audible at night in its forest habitat. The IUCN classifies the Chocolate Boobook as Near Threatened, reflecting ongoing deforestation and habitat degradation across the Philippine lowlands, where forest has been extensively cleared for agriculture and logging over the past century. The Philippines is a global biodiversity hotspot with high endemism and severe ongoing habitat loss, making many forest-dependent species including this owl vulnerable to further population decline if conservation measures are not strengthened.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway