NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Brown Boobook
Ninox scutulata (Raffles, 1822)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Brown Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata, Strigidae, Strigiformes) in Purbasthali, West Bengal, India.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The brown boobook (Ninox scutulata), also known as the brown hawk-owl, is a typical owl species. It has dark brown upperparts, whitish underparts with reddish-brown streaking, and a barred tail. It is a resident breeder in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, southern China and western Indonesia.
Wikipedia contributors, Brown boobook; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:16:06.978226+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ninox scutulata (Raffles, 1822)
- Name authority
- (Raffles, 1822)
- Common name
- Brown Boobook
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Ninox
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- subfamilyNinoxinae
- genusNinox Hodgson, 1837
- speciesNinox scutulata (Raffles, 1822)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ninox. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman BoobookNinox affinis Beavan, 1867 | StrigidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Australian BoobookNinox boobook (Latham, 1801) | StrigidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Togian BoobookNinox burhani Indrawan & Somadikarta, 2004 | StrigidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barking BoobookNinox connivens (Latham, 1801) | StrigidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinnabar BoobookNinox ios Rasmussen, 1999 | StrigidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mindoro BoobookNinox mindorensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1896 | StrigidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Christmas BoobookNinox natalis Lister, 1889 | StrigidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hume's BoobookNinox obscura Hume, 1872 | StrigidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| New Britain BoobookNinox odiosa P. L. Sclater, 1877 | StrigidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Speckled BoobookNinox punctulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) | StrigidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chocolate BoobookNinox randi Deignan, 1951 | StrigidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sulu BoobookNinox reyi Oustalet, 1880 | StrigidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Strix scutulata Raffles, 1822 Raffles, 1822 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=555481 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:47FKP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.