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Australian Masked-Owl

Tyto novaehollandiae (Stephens, JF 1826)

The Australian masked owl is a barn owl of Southern New Guinea and the non-desert areas of Australia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Tytonidae
Genus:
   Tyto
Scientific:
  Tyto novaehollandiae

Original description

Citation:
  (Stephens, JF 1826)

Reference:
   General Zool. [Shaw] 13, pt2 p.61

Protonym:
  Strix (?) Novae Hollandiae

Type locality:
  New Holland = New South Wales.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/113482#page/89/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8CB89ACA73BFB9D3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8CB89ACA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8CB89ACA

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555355

Geographic range:

  • Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae: southwestern Western Australia to Victoria and northeastern Queensland (Townsville)
  • Tyto novaehollandiae melvillensis: northern Australia (Melville Island and Bathurst Island)
  • Tyto novaehollandiae galei: northeastern Queensland (northeastern Cape York Peninsula)
  • Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli: northern Australia (Yampi Peninsula to Atherton Tableland)
  • Tyto novaehollandiae calabyi: Trans-Fly lowlands of southern New Guinea and Daru Island
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Australian Masked-Owl
Catalan:
Òliba australiana
Czech:
sova australská
Danish:
Stor Slørugle
German:
Neuhollandeule
Spanish:
Lechuza de Campanario Enmascarada
Spanish (Spain):
Lechuza Australiana
Finnish:
naamiotornipöllö
French:
Effraie masquée
Hungarian:
Álarcos bagoly
Italian:
Barbagianni australiano
Japanese (romaji):
oomenfukurou
Japanese:
オオメンフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Australinė liepsnuotoji pelėda
Dutch:
Australische Kerkuil
Norwegian:
Storslørugle
Polish:
plomykówka duza
Russian:
Австралийская сипуха
Slovak:
plamienka škrabošková
Serbian:
Australijska maskirana kukuvija
Swedish:
Masktornuggla
Ukrainian:
Сипуха австралійська
Chinese:
大草鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
大草鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Effraie masquée ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Australian Masked Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Australian Masked Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Australian Masked Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Australian Masked-Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Tyto [novaehollandiae or castanops] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Azerbaijani: Avstraliya alabayquşu
Catalan: Òliba australiana
Czech: Sova australská
Danish: Stor Slørugle
German: Neuhollandeule
English: Australian Masked Owl, Australian Masked-Owl, Chestnut-faced Owl, Masked Owl, Maw-faced Owl
Esperanto: Aŭstralia turstrigo
Spanish: Lechuza Australiana, Lechuza de Campanario Enmascarada
Spanish (Spain): Lechuza Australiana
Estonian: lõuna-loorkakk
Finnish: Naamiotornipöllö
French: Effraie masquée, Effraie masquée d'Australie
Hungarian: Álarcos bagoly
Indonesian: Serak Australia
Italian: Barbagianni australiano
Japanese (romaji): oomenfukurou
Japanese: オオメンフクロウ
Kirghiz: Австралия шынаабашы
Scientific: St[rix]? Novae Hollandiae, Strix Novae Hollandiae, Strix novaehollandiae, Tyto novaehollandiae, Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae
Lithuanian: Australinė liepsnuotoji pelėda
Dutch: Australische Kerkuil
Norwegian: Storslørugle
Polish: plomykówka duza, płomykówka duża
Russian: Австралийская сипуха, Масковая Сипуха
Slovak: Plamienka škrabošková
Serbian: Australijska maskirana kukuvija
Swedish: Masktornuggla
Turkish: Avustralya Peçeli Baykuşu
Ukrainian: Сипуха австралійська
Chinese: 大草鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 大草鴞

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