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Australasian Masked Owl

Tyto novaehollandiae (Stephens, JF 1826)




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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:
  A953B080C6DBD3D9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A953B080

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A953B080

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555355

English:
Australasian Masked Owl
Catalan:
Òliba australiana
Czech:
sova australská
Danish:
Tanimbarslørugle
German:
Molukkeneule
Esperanto:
Aŭstralia turstrigo
Spanish:
Lechuza de las Tanimbar
Estonian:
väike-loorkakk
Finnish:
tenimberintornipöllö
French:
Effraie masquée
Hungarian:
Álarcos bagoly
Indonesian:
Serak Australia
Italian:
Barbagianni minore
Japanese (romaji):
oomenfukurou
Japanese:
オオメンフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Australinė liepsnuotoji pelėda
Dutch:
Molukse Kerkuil
Norwegian:
Storslørugle
Polish:
plomykówka duza
Russian:
Австралийская сипуха
Slovak:
plamienka škrabošková
Swedish:
Masktornuggla
Ukrainian:
Сипуха австралійська
Chinese:
大草鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
大草鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Australasian Masked Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Australian, Tasmanian, Manus, Lesser or Seram Masked-Owl ( Tyto [novaehollandiae, castanops, manusi, sororcula or almae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Australian, Tasmanian, Manus, Lesser or Seram Masked-Owl ( Tyto [novaehollandiae, castanops, manusi, sororcula or almae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Australasian Masked Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Australian, Lesser, Manus or Tasmanian Masked-Owl ( Tyto [novaehollandiae, sororcula or manusi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Australian, Lesser, Manus or Tasmanian Masked-Owl ( Tyto [novaehollandiae, sororcula or manusi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Australian, Tasmanian, Manus, Lesser or Seram Masked-Owl ( Tyto [novaehollandiae, castanops, manusi, sororcula or almae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Australian, Tasmanian, Manus, Lesser or Seram Masked-Owl ( Tyto [novaehollandiae, castanops, manusi, sororcula or almae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Australian, Tasmanian, Manus, Lesser or Seram Masked-Owl ( Tyto [novaehollandiae, castanops, manusi, sororcula or almae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Australian, Tasmanian, Manus, Lesser or Seram Masked-Owl ( Tyto [novaehollandiae, castanops, manusi, sororcula or almae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Australian, Tasmanian, Manus, Lesser or Seram Masked-Owl ( Tyto [novaehollandiae, castanops, manusi, sororcula or almae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Australian, Tasmanian, Manus, Lesser or Seram Masked-Owl ( Tyto [novaehollandiae, castanops, manusi, sororcula or almae])
Avilist 2025:
Australasian Masked Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Australasian Masked-owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Australasian Masked-owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Australasian Masked-owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Masked Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Masked Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Masked Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Masked Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Tyto novaehollandiae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Tyto novaehollandiae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Tyto novaehollandiae [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Òliba australiana
Czech: sova australská, Sova škrabošková
Danish: Tanimbarslørugle
German: Molukkeneule, Neuhollandeule
English: Australasian Masked Owl, Australasian Masked-owl, Australian Masked Owl, Australian Masked-Owl, Australian, Lesser, Manus or Tasmanian Masked-Owl, Australian, Tasmanian, Manus, Lesser or Seram Masked-Owl, Masked Owl
Esperanto: aŭstralazia turstrigo, Aŭstralia turstrigo
Spanish: Lechuza de las Tanimbar
Estonian: väike-loorkakk
Finnish: Buruntornipöllö, tenimberintornipöllö
French: Effraie masquée, Effraie masquée, E. de Tasmanie, E. des Tanimbar, E. de Manus ou E. de Céram, Effraie masquée, E. des Tanimbar ou E. de Manus
Hungarian: Álarcos bagoly
Indonesian: Serak Australia
Italian: Barbagianni minore
Japanese (romaji): oomenfukurou
Japanese: オオメンフクロウ
Scientific: St[rix]? Novae Hollandiae, Strix Novae Hollandiae, Strix novaehollandiae, Tyto [novaehollandiae, castanops, manusi, sororcula or almae], Tyto [novaehollandiae, castanops, sororcula or manusi], Tyto [novaehollandiae, sororcula or manusi], Tyto novaehollandiae, Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae
Lithuanian: Australinė liepsnuotoji pelėda
Dutch: Australische Kerkuil, Molukse Kerkuil
Norwegian: Storslørugle
Polish: plomykówka duza, płomykówka duża
Russian: Австралийская сипуха, Масковая Сипуха, Сипуха малая масковая
Slovak: Plamienka škrabošková
Swedish: Masktornuggla
Ukrainian: Сипуха австралійська
Chinese: 大草鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 大草鴞

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