Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata] (Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl)

Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl

Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata] (= Tyto tenebricosa) (Gould, J 1845)

The greater sooty owl is a medium to large owl found in south-eastern Australia, Montane rainforests of New Guinea and have been seen on Flinders Island in the Bass Strait. They have a finely white spotted head with scattered white spots on the wings. The females are lighter colored than the males. The females' length is 37–43 cm and weighs 750-1200 g. The smaller male has a length of 37–43 cm and weighs 500-700 g. The wing length is 30–40 cm. The large dark eyes are set in a round large facial disk. The facial disk is dark gray-silver or sooty black and has a heavy black edge. The upper part of the owl is black to dark gray and the under part is lighter. The tail is short and the legs are feathered. The feet and talons are large. Their call is a piercing shriek which can last up to two seconds. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Tytonidae
Genus:
   Tyto
Scientific:
  Tyto tenebricosa

Original description

Citation:
(Gould, J 1845)

Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 1, 3 no.149 p. 80

Protonym:
Strix tenebricosus

Type locality:
Brushes of the Clarence River, New South Wales.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862576

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
C9B6F34C00F0D7AD

Avibase ID:
avibase-C9B6F34C

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C9B6F34C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555348

Geographic range:

Tyto multipunctata multipunctata: rainforest of northeastern Australia (northeastern Queensland)
Tyto multipunctata arfaki: New Guinea including Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata]: rainforest from lowlands to mountains of New Guinea (except Trans-Fly) including Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea), and eastern Australia southward to southeastern Victoria
Tyto tenebricosa: coastal eastern Australia (central Queensland to southern Victoria)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl
French:
Effraie ombrée ou E. piquetée

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl ( Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl ( Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl ( Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl ( Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl ( Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl ( Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl ( Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl ( Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl ( Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl ( Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Greater or Lesser Sooty-Owl ( Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata])
Birdlife checklist version 00: Sooty Owl ( Tyto tenebricosa) [version 1]
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Sooty Owl ( Tyto tenebricosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Sooty Owl ( Tyto tenebricosa) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Sooty Owl ( Tyto tenebricosa) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Sooty Owl ( Tyto tenebricosa) [version 1]
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eBird version 1.52: Sooty Owl ( Tyto tenebricosa) [version 2]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Sooty Owl ( Tyto tenebricosa) [version 1]
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Sooty Owl ( Tyto tenebricosa) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Tyto tenebricosa [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Tyto tenebricosa [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Tyto tenebricosa [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tyto tenebricosa [version 1]

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