Barn-owls (Tytonidae)
Sulawesi Owl (Tyto rosenbergii) - HBW 5, p. 69
French: Effraie des Célèbes
German: Sulawesieule
Spanish: Lechuza de Célebes
Other common names: Sulawesi/Celebes Masked-owl/Barn-owl, Rosenberg’s Owl/Barn-owl, Celebes Owl
Taxonomy: Strix Rosenbergii Schlegel, 1866, Modelido, Boni and Gorontalo, Sulawesi.
Recently considered part of masked-owl group, but apparently more closely related to T. alba. Race pelengensis frequently misspelt “pelingensis”. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rosenbergii (Schlegel, 1866) - Sulawesi and Sangihe.
- pelengensis Neumann, 1939 - Banggai Is (Peleng).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A poor view in slow motion of a bird in a tree, recorded from a boat in the sea Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp rosenbergii)
Josep del Hoyo 10 August 2007 3 years ago 28 sec 3.1 -
A bird at the entrance of it's roost, which is a cave at the coast. Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp rosenbergii)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2009 33 weeks ago 24 sec 3 -
A bird at the entrance of it's day roost, a cave at the sea. Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp rosenbergii)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2009 33 weeks ago 27 sec 2.5 -
A dorsal view of a bird near it's dayroost (a cave at the coastline). Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp rosenbergii)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2009 33 weeks ago 21 sec 2.3 -
A bird during the day at the entrance of it's cave at the coast. Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp rosenbergii)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2009 33 weeks ago 12 sec 2.3 -
A bird in a tree near it's roost (a cave at the coastline). Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp rosenbergii)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2009 33 weeks ago 17 sec 2
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A pair in an unsuitable cage
Locality Surabaya Zoo, Surabaya, East Java Province, Java (Indonesia)
Pierre de Chabannes 1 August 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
A young bird on a nest in a coastal cliff
Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp rosenbergii)
Peter Waanders 20 May 2010 1 year ago 1.3
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