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Australian Masked-Owl

Tyto novaehollandiae
Family
Barn-Owls
Order
Strigiformes
Codes
aumowl1, AUMO, AMOW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyBarn-Owls (Tytonidae)
SpeciesTyto novaehollandiae
Codesaumowl1, AUMO, AMOW
Identification

The Australian Masked-Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae) is a member of the Barn-Owls family within the order Strigiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code aumowl1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Barn-Owls
Sooty Owl
Tyto tenebricosa
Golden Masked-Owl
Tyto aurantia
Seram Masked-Owl
Tyto almae
Lesser Masked-Owl
Tyto sororcula
Manus Masked-Owl
Tyto manusi
Taliabu Masked-Owl
Tyto nigrobrunnea
Australian Masked-Owl photo
(c) Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Nick Lambert

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Tyto novaehollandiae

Family: Barn-Owls

Order: Strigiformes

eBird Code: aumowl1