Moluccan masked owl

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
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Tytonidae
Genus: Tyto
Species:
T. sororcula
Binomial name
Tyto sororcula
(Sclater, PL, 1883)

References

  1. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. "Lesser Masked-owl (Tyto sororcula)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.


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