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Barn-owls (Tytonidae)

Greater Sooty-owl (Tyto tenebricosa) - HBW 5, p. 67

French: Effraie ombrée German: Rußeule Spanish: Lechuza Tenebrosa
Other common names: Sooty(!)/Black Owl, Dusky Barn-owl

Taxonomy: Strix tenebricosus Gould, 1845, River Clarence, New South Wales.
Forms superspecies with T. multipunctata, and until 1981 treated as conspecific, but differs in size, plumage and voice; these two have occasionally been separated in genus Megastrix. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

arfaki (Schlegel, 1879) - New Guinea and Yapen I.
tenebricosa (Gould, 1845) - SE Australia from Eungella National Park (EC Queensland) to Dandenong and Strzelecki Ranges (Victoria).

Least Concern

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This Sooty Owl photographed in the dead of night in the rainforest at Mt Glorious near Brisbane, Queensland Locality Mount Glorious, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 2 years ago 4.5
Elusive and scarce Owl found throughout the rainforests and heavily timbered forests of Eastern Australia Locality Mount Glorious, Queensland, Australia (ssp tenebricosa)
David Taylor 2 years ago 4.5
An unusually accommodating adult perched in rainforest near Kookaburra Camp Locality Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Tony Palliser 5 May 2010 20 weeks ago 4.3
Adult at roost hole Locality Tari, Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp arfaki)
Nik Borrow 5 July 2008 3 years ago 4.2
On a day roost. Locality Ambua Lodge, Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp arfaki)
Ken Havard 12 April 2007 35 weeks ago 3.4
Probable Juvenile calling Locality Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (ssp tenebricosa)
Tom Tarrant 30 September 2011 1 year ago 3.3

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