— see Raptors | Australian Boobook Owl | Barn Owl
Australia has 11 species of owl (in the genus Ninox and Tyto), including the
- Australian Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae),
- Barking Owl (Ninox connivens),
- Christmas Island Boobook (Ninox natalis),
- Eastern Barn Owl (Tyto delicatula),
- Eastern Grass Owl (Tyto longimembris),
- Lesser Sooty Owl (Tyto multipunctata),
- Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae),
- Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua),
- Rufous Owl (Ninox rufa),
- Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa),
- Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook).
Owls are raptors (birds of prey) with the characteristics of the flat faces, large forward-facing eyes, sharp talons, sharp beaks, upright stances and often have circles of feathers under their eyes (known as facial disks).
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
- Informal: Gnathostomata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Strigiformes
- Family: Strigidae
- Genus: Ninox
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
- Informal: Gnathostomata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Strigiformes
- Family: Tytonidae
- Genus: Tyto
Footnote & References
- Barn owl, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_owl (last visited May 29, 2022)
- Barn Owl, Tyto alba, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/barn-owl/
- Barn Owl, Tyto alba, Birdlife Australia, https://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/barn-owl
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