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Sooty Owl

Tyto tenebricosa
Family
Barn-Owls
Order
Strigiformes
Codes
sooowl1, SOOW, LSOW, GSOW, LESO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyBarn-Owls (Tytonidae)
SpeciesTyto tenebricosa
Codessooowl1, SOOW, LSOW, GSOW, LESO
Identification

The Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa) 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 sooowl1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Barn-Owls
Australian Masked-Owl
Tyto novaehollandiae
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
Sooty Owl photo
(c) Tim Bawden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tim Bawden

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Tyto tenebricosa

Family: Barn-Owls

Order: Strigiformes

eBird Code: sooowl1