Greater sooty owl
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The greater sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa) is a medium to large owl found in south-eastern Australia, Montane rainforests of New Guinea and have been seen on Flinders Island in the Bass Strait. The lesser sooty owl (T. multipunctata), is sometimes considered to be conspecific with this species, in which case they are then together referred to as sooty owls.[3] It is substantially smaller and occurs in the wet tropics region of North Queensland, Australia.
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Greater sooty owl | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Tytonidae |
Genus: | Tyto |
Species: | T. tenebricosa |
Binomial name | |
Tyto tenebricosa (Gould, 1845) | |
Subspecies | |
T. tenebricosa arfaki | |
The distribution of the greater sooty owl | |
Synonyms | |
Strix tenebricosa Gould, 1845. |
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