StatusNative
RarityRare
Height42 cm
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"Masked Owls have such acute hearing that they can detect and capture prey moving beneath leaf litter in complete darkness."
Field Guide
Australian Masked-Owl
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The Australian Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae) is the largest Tyto owl in Australia and the country’s second largest nocturnal bird after the Powerful Owl. With a distinctive heart-shaped facial disc and powerful, densely feathered legs, this impressive predator inhabits forests and woodlands along much of coastal Australia and Tasmania. It has variable plumage, including pale and dark morphs.
Distribution Map
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