Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) - HBW 5, p. 231
French: Ninoxe puissante
German: Riesenkauz
Spanish: Nínox Robusto
Other common names: Eagle Owl(!), Great Scrub Owl
Taxonomy: Athene ? strenua Gould, 1838, New South Wales.
Sometimes considered to form superspecies with N. rufa. Monotypic.
Distribution: Coastal and subcoastal SE Queensland (S from R Dawson), E New South Wales and SE Victoria to extreme SE South Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult sleepy bird perched and looking down Locality Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 5 years ago 34 sec 4.7 -
A close-up of an adult bird in a tree, looking down Locality Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 5 years ago 17 sec 4.6 -
A dorsal view of an adult bird, looking back Locality Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 5 years ago 27 sec 4.6 -
An close-up of an adult bird in a tree. Locality Wilson Reserve, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 October 2009 2 years ago 42 sec 4.5 -
An adult and a chick on a branch Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Rigdon Currie 30 September 2002 4 years ago 19 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird preening its wing in a tree Locality Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 27 September 2007 5 years ago 11 sec 4.5
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An inquisitive immature about 5 months old.
Locality Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Chris Charles 17 January 2009 4 years ago 4.5 -
Slaughter Falls in Brisbane is a good place to find the massive Powerful Owl
Locality Slaughter Falls, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 2 years ago 4.3 -
An adult bird in a tree.
Locality Wilson Reserve, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 October 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Roosting in a melaleuca tree
Locality Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 14 May 2007 2 years ago 3.7 -
An close-up of an adult bird in a tree.
Locality Wilson Reserve, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 October 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
A Powerful Owl in a tree.
Locality Avalon, New South Wales, Australia
Keff McCulloch 8 June 2011 1 year ago 3.3
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