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Owls, Frogmouths, Nightjars
Barn Owls, Grass Owls
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) 4 images			The Barn Owl has sandy brown and light grey upperparts and white to cream underparts with a 'heart-shaped' disc on face. Read more >
Frogmouths
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) 4 images			The Tawny Frogmouth is silver-grey, streaked and mottled with black and rusty-red. It is sometimes mistaken for an owl, but frogmouths are more closely related to nightjars. Read more >
Typical Owls
Barking Owl (Ninox connivens) 2 images			The Barking Owl is grey-brown above, with white spots on the wings, and whitish below Read more >
Boobook Owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae) 1 image			The Boobook Owl is the smallest and most common owl in Australia. It is dark brown above and rufous-brown below with white streaks and spots. The face has brown disc and the eyes are large and yellow. Young Boobooks are whitish with dark brown... Read more >
Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) 3 images			The Powerful Owl is a large owl with yellow eyes. It is dark brown above mottled and barred whitish. It is white below with grey-brown v-shaped markings. The feet are yellowish. Immatures are paler with heavier white barring and white face with... Read more >