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Alternative name: Celebes Barn Owl; Sulawesi Owl
- Tyto rosenbergii
Identification
43-46 cm. Variable but similar (and close genetically) to Eastern Barn Owl within which often included.
Distribution
Sulawesi endemic. South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- T. r. rosenbergii: Sulawesi, Sangihe (north of Sulawesi), Togian Islands (between northeast and east-central Sulawesi), Salayar (=Selayar, south of southwest Sulawesi) and Butung (=Buton, south of southeast Sulawesi)
- T. r. pelengensis: Peleng, in Banggai Islands (off eastern Sulawesi)
Habitat
Rainforest
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Sulawesi Masked Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sulawesi_Masked_Owl
External Links
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