Australian Masked Owl
Neuhollandeule (Tyto novaehollandiae )
The Neuhollandeule or mask Barn Owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae ) is a species from the genus of barn owls (Tyto ). It is represented by a number of sub-species on the islands around Australia, Tasmania and Melanesia. The individual agents vary greatly in color and size. Compared to the barn owl (Tyto alba) they have a very powerful beak and strong feet with spreading claws.
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Subspecies
Mask Barn Owl ( nominate )
The nominate the mask Barn Owl ( T. n novaeholandiae ) can be found on the Australian continent in southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Name counts is their reddish buff face veil that is offset by a sharp black markings. The top of the animals is reddish brown to dark gray, mottled brown the bottom.
Celebes mask Barn Owl
The Celebes mask Barn Owl ( T. n rosenbergi ) lives on the island of Sulawesi sympatric with the Minahassa Barn Owl (Tyto inexpectata ) and the Graseule (Tyto longimembris papuensis ). This form lives primarily in the mountain forests of the island, where it hunts at night. The facial coloring of animals is gray - white, and the plumage of the top black gray with white waves in the individual springs, also there are irregular, drop-like, white spots. The wings are about 340 to 350 mm long, the tail 140 to 150 millimeters. It is used by some authors such as King et al. (2008) also classified as a separate species.
Tasmanian mask Barn Owl
The Tasmanian mask Barn Owl ( T. n castanops ) is a form that is found exclusively in Tasmania. It is the largest subspecies of barn owl mask and at the same time to the darkest dark brown plumage with a top and a gray bottom with big brown stains. However, individual specimens are also much brighter. It is used by some authors such as King et al. (2008) also classified as a separate species.
More mask barn owls
- The Peleng mask Barn Owl ( T. n pelengensis ) lives as endemic on the island of Peleng east of Sulawesi.
- The Buru mask Barn Owl ( T. n cayelii ) is an endemic subspecies on the island of Buru.
- T. n sorocula is found exclusively on the Tanimbarese Islands and is one of the smaller subspecies dar.
- T. n manusi is found only on the belonging to the Admiralty Islands Manus Island. It has a wing length of 300 mm and a tail length of about 130 millimeters.
- T. n perplexa lives in northern Australia (Queensland ) and south-eastern Australia to South Australia. Their status as a distinct subspecies is controversial.
- T. n kimberli is a form of Western Australia and West Australia ( Ostkimberley ), which represents the smallest mainland form. Its status as a distinct subspecies is controversial.
- T. n galei lives in North Queensland and on the Cape York Peninsula in Australia.
- T. n milvillensis lives on Melville Island, which is the central northern Australia upstream, the status as a distinct subspecies is also controversial.