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Species profile—Tyto novaehollandiae (masked owl)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Tytonidae (masked owls) → Tyto novaehollandiae (masked owl)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Tytonidae (masked owls)
Scientific name
Tyto novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
Common name
masked owl
WildNet taxon ID
1096
Alternate name(s)
Australian masked owl
Australian masked-owl
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1096.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022