|
Name |
Latin
Name |
Race |
Size |
Habitat |
Abundance |
Movement |
| Hawk
Owls |
|
Barking
owl |
Ninox
connivens |
·
Connivens
· Peninsularis |
40
cm |
forests,
woodlands |
moderately
common |
sedentary |
|
Brown
hawk-owl |
Ninox
scutulata |
Japonica |
29
cm |
forests,
woodlands |
vagrant |
|
|
Powerful
owl |
Ninox strenua |
[none] |
male
- 67 cm
female - 58 cm |
tall,
open forests and woodland |
moderately
common |
sedentary |
|
Rufous
owl |
Ninox
rufa |
·
Rufa
· Meesi
· Queenslandica
|
male
- 55 cm
female - 46 cm |
closed
forests and dense vegetation areas |
uncommon |
sedentary |
|
Southern
boobook |
Ninox
novaeseelandiae |
·
Boobook
· Ocellata
· Leucopsis
· Halmaturina
· Lurida |
30
cm |
woodlands,
forests, scrubs |
common
|
sedentary |
| Barn
Owls |
|
Barn
owl |
Tyto
alba |
Delicatula |
male
- 34 cm
female - 35 cm |
grasslands,
farmlands, woodlands |
common |
nomadic |
|
Grass
owl |
Tyto
capensis |
Longimembris |
male
- 34 cm
female - 37 cm |
swampy
heaths, grasslands |
uncommon |
nomadic |
|
Lesser
sooty owl |
Tyto
multipunctata |
[none] |
male
- 33 cm
female - 37 cm |
closed
and tall, open forests; gullies |
uncommon |
sedentary |
|
Masked
owl |
Tyto
novaehollandiae |
·
Novaehollandiae
· Kimberli
· Galei
· Castanops
· Melvillensis |
male
- 37 cm
female - 47 cm |
forests,
woodlands, caves |
uncommon-rare |
nomadic |
|
Sooty
owl |
Tyto
tenebricosa |
Tenebricosa |
male
- 40 cm
female - 48 cm |
closed
and tall, open forests, gullies |
moderately
common |
sedentary |
 |
Sources
Simpson, K., ed. The Claremont Field Guide to the
Birds of Australia. Penguin Books Australia Ltd., 2003.
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