Moluccan Masked Owl | |
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Information | |
Common Name | Lesser Masked Owl |
Range | south Maluku Islands of Indonesia. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Aves |
Order | Strigiformes |
Family | Tytonidae |
Genus | Tyto |
Species | Tyto sororcula |
The Moluccan masked owl (Tyto sororcula), also known as the lesser masked owl, is a species of barn-owl in the Tytonidae family. It is endemic to the south Maluku Islands of Indonesia. Some taxonomists consider this species to be conspecific with the Australian masked owl.