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Australian Owls



FAMILY : Barn Owls, Grass Owls

Barn Owl
(Tyto alba)
Barn Owl
The Barn Owl has sandy brown and light grey upperparts and white to cream underparts with a 'heart-shaped' disc on face. Click to continue>
Grass Owl
(Tyto capensis)
Grass Owl
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Lesser Sooty Owl
(Tyto multipunctata)
Lesser Sooty Owl
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Masked Owl
(Tyto novaehollandiae)
Masked Owl
Large bird with variable plumage. Dark brown to light chestnut with white speckling. Three distinct colour morphs: light, intermediate and dark. Heart-shaped facial disk chestnut to white with dark margin, around bill and below eyes. Feathered legs.... Click to continue>

FAMILY : Typical Owls

Buffy Fish-Owl
(Ketupa ketupu)
Buffy Fish-Owl
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Barking Owl
(Ninox connivens)
Barking Owl
The Barking Owl is grey-brown above, with white spots on the wings, and whitish below Click to continue>
Boobook Owl
(Ninox novaeseelandiae)
Boobook Owl
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 faces. Click to continue>
Brown Hawk-Owl
(Ninox scutulata)
Brown Hawk-Owl
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Powerful Owl
(Ninox strenua)
Powerful Owl
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... Click to continue>
Rufous Owl
(Ninox rufa)
Rufous Owl
A large owl with rufous-brown back, wings and tail. Underparts are pale brown with many fine rufous brown bars. Tail pale brown with broad darker bars. Large yellow eyes. Body size 45 to 55cm.

Australia’s second largest owl and the largest... Click to continue>




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