Barn-owls (Tytonidae)

Golden Masked-owl (Tyto aurantia) - HBW 5, p. 68

French: Effraie dorée German: Goldeule Spanish: Lechuza Dorada
Other common names: Bismarck Masked-owl, Golden Owl, Golden/New Britain Barn-owl

Taxonomy: Strix aurantia Salvadori, 1881, New Britain.
Forms superspecies with T. novaehollandiae, T. manusi, T. sororcula, T. nigrobrunnea and T. inexspectata. Monotypic.

Distribution: New Britain.