Tasmanian Masked Owl
The Tasmania Barn Owl (Tyto castanops ) is a species in the genus of owls, which occurs naturally only on the Tasmania and Maria Iceland. On Lord Howe Iceland it was introduced. It is considered by some authors as a subspecies of Neuhollandeule; Other authors, however, see her as a result of deviating from the Neuhollandeule body size and different coloration an independent Art
Features
The Tasmania Barn Owl is the largest species of its genus. It reaches a body length of 47-55 centimeters and weighs 600-1200 grams. The body top is predominantly gray-brown and has white and black spots on. The face veil is pale chestnut- brown to yellow -brown with a darker, almost black in some individuals region of the eyes to the beak base. On the underparts, the kind of conspicuous black spots. The Neuhollandeule is the Tasmanienschleiereule similar but is smaller and conspicuously paler, with a paler face veil.
The Tasmanienschleiereule is considered a state bird that inhabited predominantly forest and semi-open, with stock of trees or shrubs with terrain. The lifestyle of Tasmanienschleiereule similar in general terms to the Neuhollandeule. Your food range includes small mammals up to the size of a rabbit. It also suggests smaller birds and lizards. It breeds commonly in tree holes. The nest consists of two to four white eggs. Only the female incubates.