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.
Moluccan masked owl | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Tytonidae |
Genus: | Tyto |
Species: | T. sororcula
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Binomial name | |
Tyto sororcula (Sclater, PL, 1883)
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References
edit- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "Lesser Masked-owl (Tyto sororcula)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.