Hoothoot (Japanese: ホーホー Hoho) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation II.
It evolves into Noctowl starting at level 20.
Biology
Hoothoot is an avian Pokémon that resembles an owl with a round body. Most of its feathers are brown, but its belly is cream-colored. It has large, red eyes, a small, pinkish beak, stubby wings, and a fan-like tail with three feathers. Encircling its eyes are black rings; the lower rims of the ring have three protrusions that resemble the teeth on a gear while the upper rims have extensions that resemble the hands of a clock. It has two pinkish feet, each with five clawed toes. However, it will typically only stand on one foot at a time and alternates between the two at speeds too difficult to track with the naked eye.
Hoothoot begins crying at exactly the same time every day and always tilts its head in the same rhythm. This ability is due to a special organ that senses the Earth's rotation and allows it to keep track of time. As a result, Hoothoot was considered a divine messenger of time and raised to serve as clocks a long time ago. Some Trainers still use it as a clock today. Hoothoot is most commonly found nesting in trees in temperate and boreal forests.
In the anime
Major appearances
Multiple Hoothoot made their main series debut in Illusion Confusion!, under the ownership of Hagatha and Nagatha. The two rented their Hoothoot to Trainers, including Gary Oak, so they can get through a haunted forest.
A Hoothoot appeared in Fighting Flyer with Fire, under the ownership of Falkner. He used it in his Gym battle against Ash. It defeated Chikorita with ease before being defeated by Pikachu. It reappeared in a flashback in Why? Wynaut!. It was sometimes seen outside of its Poké Ball.
A Hoothoot appeared in A Staravia is Born!, where it teamed up with Ash's Starly to hypnotize Meowth into helping the other Flying-type Pokémon escape. It was later seen flying away with the other Flying-type Pokémon, waving goodbye to Ash's newly-evolved Staravia in the process.
A Hoothoot appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad. It was one of the Pokémon living in a forest.
A Hoothoot will appear in SS009, under the ownership of Jiei.
Minor appearances
Hoothoot debuted in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
A Hoothoot briefly appeared in Mild 'n Wooly, where it was seen getting blown across the screen by the approaching storm.
A Hoothoot appeared in Tricks of the Trade as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.
A Hoothoot appeared in Pikachu and Pichu as a resident of Big Town.
A Hoothoot appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
Two Hoothoot appeared in The Legend of Thunder!. One was standing in the hollow of a tree outside the Pokémon Center, while the other one was inside the Center with its Trainer.
A Hoothoot appeared in a flashback in Throwing in the Noctowl, under the ownership of Wings Alexander. It has since evolved into his Noctowl.
A Hoothoot appeared in A Bite to Remember.
A Hoothoot appeared in Gonna Rule The School!, under the ownership of the Pokémon Trainers' School. It was temporarily loaned to one of the school's underage students for use.
A Hoothoot appeared in Less is Morrison.
A Coordinator's Hoothoot appeared in Spontaneous Combusken!, where it was seen participating in the Chrysanthemum Contest.
A Hoothoot chased Team Rocket while they were searching for Ho-Oh in some underground ruins in Battling the Enemy Within!.
Two Hoothoot appeared in Dawn of a New Era!.
Multiple Hoothoot made a brief appearance in Coming Full-Festival Circle!. They were among the Pokémon listening to Nando as he played his music.
A Hoothoot appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Hoothoot made a brief appearance in Memories are Made of Bliss!.
A Hoothoot appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.
A Hoothoot appeared in The Dream Continues!.
A Hoothoot appeared in BWS01.
A Hoothoot appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.
A Hoothoot appeared in A Fashionable Battle!.
A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in A Giga Battle with Mega Results!.
A Hoothoot appeared in A Watershed Moment! in a flashback.
Multiple Hoothoot appeared in The Power Of Us.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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EP121
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Hoothoot
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Ash's Pokédex
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Hoothoot, the Owl Pokémon. Hoothoot stands on one leg, but uses both its powerful eyes to see clearly even through the darkest night.
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In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
Much like her anime counterpart, Lily owns a Hoothoot. It appeared in The Dream Potion Recipe!!.
A Hoothoot appeared in A Clash Of Wills!! Eternal Rivals?!.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Hoothoot debuted in The Legend. Two were seen hanging under some tree branches when Green had finished her message to Silver in Johto.
In Murkrow Row, a Hoothoot is seen flying at night while Gold was playing cue balls in his room. It was later seen again when Gold asks Joey if he recorded the DJ Mary's song.
A Hoothoot was used by a trickster in Who Gives a Hoothoot?. He claimed to use Hoothoot as an accurate timekeeper to regulate a prize-winning game he was hosting, when in fact he was prompting Hoothoot to declare the time limit whenever a participant was on the verge of winning, thus preventing anyone from winning his game. He was busted however, by Gold and his Aipom. The same man and his Hoothoot are seen in Really Raikou & Entirely Entei I and The Last Battle XIII.
Two Hoothoot were seen at night near the forest Gold was sleeping in, in Gilgar Glide.
Crystal mentioned that she caught a Hoothoot on her way to Professor Elm's Lab in Three Cheers for Chikorita.
A Hoothoot appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Hoothoot appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.
Pokédex entries
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
A Hoothoot appeared in Let's Go! The Journey Towards The Championship.
A Hoothoot appeared in Escape From The Mystery Forest!, under the ownership of Chris. She uses it as a lookout, helping her see where things are in the distance.
A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
A Hoothoot appeared in GDZ36.
Shu caught a Hoothoot, as seen in GDZ43.
In the TCG
- Main article: Hoothoot (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Johto #015
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Gold
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It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen.
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Silver
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It has a perfect sense of time. Whatever happens, it keeps rhythm by precisely tilting its head in time.
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Crystal
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It begins to hoot at the same time every day. Some trainers use them in place of clocks.
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Stadium 2
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It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen.
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Generation III
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Hoenn #—
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Ruby
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Hoothoot has an internal organ that senses and tracks the earth's rotation. Using this special organ, this Pokémon begins hooting at precisely the same time every day.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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It has an internal organ that senses the earth's rotation. Using this special organ, a Hoothoot begins hooting at precisely the same time every day.
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FireRed
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It has a perfect sense of time. Whatever happens, it keeps rhythm by precisely tilting its head in time.
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LeafGreen
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It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen.
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh #106
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Johto #015
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Diamond
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It always stands on one foot. Even when attacked, it does not brace itself using both feet.
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Pearl
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It switches its standing foot so quickly, it can't be seen. It cries at the same time every day.
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Platinum
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It marks time precisely. Some countries consider it to be a wise friend, versed in the world's ways.
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HeartGold
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It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen.
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SoulSilver
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It has a perfect sense of time. Whatever happens, it keeps rhythm by precisely tilting its head in time.
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Generation V
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Unova #—
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Black
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It marks time precisely. Some countries consider it to be a wise friend, versed in the world's ways.
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White
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Black 2
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It marks time precisely. Some countries consider it to be a wise friend, versed in the world's ways.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Mountain #117
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Hoenn #—
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X
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It has a perfect sense of time. Whatever happens, it keeps rhythm by precisely tilting its head in time.
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Y
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It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen.
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Omega Ruby
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Hoothoot has an internal organ that senses and tracks the earth's rotation. Using this special organ, this Pokémon begins hooting at precisely the same time every day.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Generation VIII
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Galar #019
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Sword
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It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen.
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Shield
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It begins to hoot at the same time every day. Some Trainers use them in place of clocks.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Gold
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Silver
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Crystal
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Routes 1, 2, 5, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, and 37, Ilex Forest, National ParkNight Routes 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 43, Ilex Forest, National Park, Lake of Rage (Headbutt trees)
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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SoulSilver
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Routes 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, National Park, Viridian ForestNight Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 43, 47, 48, Ilex Forest, National Park, Lake of Rage, New Bark Town, Cherrygrove City, Violet City, Ecruteak City, Pallet Town, Viridian City, Pewter City, Cerulean City, Fuchsia City, Safari Zone Gate, Viridian Forest (Headbutt trees)
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Pal Park
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Pokéwalker
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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60
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120 - 167
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230 - 324
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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36
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36 - 96
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69 - 188
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56
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54 - 118
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105 - 232
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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Total: 262
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hoothoot
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hoothoot
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hoothoot
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hoothoot
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Hoothoot in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Hoothoot in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hoothoot
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hoothoot
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hoothoot
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hoothoot
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Trivia
- In Fighting Flyer with Fire, Falkner's Hoothoot stands on both legs, even though Hoothoot supposedly only ever stands on one leg at a time.
- In Nintendo Power Vol. 134, Ken Sugimori stated in an interview that Hoothoot is his favorite Pokémon because he had a pet bird as a child that would stand on one foot.[1]
- Hoothoot has a unique fade-in animation that is programmed into Pokémon Gold and Silver but goes unused.
Origin
Hoothoot seems to be based on a combination of an owl—more specifically the horned owl—and a clock, as its crest's prongs are shaped like the hands of a clock; in addition, it has the ability to keep track of time.
Name origin
Hoothoot is derived from hoot, an onomatopoeia for the sound an owl makes. It may also be a combination of hoot and cuckoo, as in a Cuckoo clock, referring to Hoothoot's keen ability to keep track of time.
Hoho is derived from hoo, another onomatopoeia for the sound an owl makes.
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ホーホー Hoho
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Onomatopoeia for an owl's hoot
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French
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Hoothoot
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Same as English name
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Spanish
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Hoothoot
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Same as English name
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German
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Hoothoot
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Same as English name
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Italian
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Hoothoot
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Same as English name
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Korean
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부우부 Buubu
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Likely from the Korean onomatopoeia for owls, 부엉부엉 bu'eong-bu'eong
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Mandarin Chinese
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咕咕 Gūgū
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Refers to the onomatopoetic sound of birds (coo). Also means "to mutter".
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Cantonese Chinese
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More languages
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Hindi
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हूटहूट Hoothoot
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Transcription of English name
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Russian
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Хутхут Khutkhut
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Transcription of English name
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Notes
External links