Moluccan masked owl
Species of owl
Moluccan masked owl | |
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Conservation status | |
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Tytonidae |
Genus: | Tyto |
Species: | T. sororcula |
Binomial name | |
Tyto sororcula (Sclater, PL, 1883) |
The Moluccan masked owl (Tyto sororcula), also known as the lesser masked owl, is a species of owl in the barn owl family.[2] It is endemic to the south Moluccas of Indonesia. Some taxonomists consider this species to be conspecific with the Australian masked owl.
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