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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
27–31 cm (10½-12¼ in) | 27–31 cm (10½-12¼ in) | ||
− | * | + | *back black with reddish admixture or back/upper parts pale cinnamon |
− | * | + | *wings with black and rufous barring or just with darker striations |
− | * | + | *facial disc with dark border and off white feathering (may have rusty tinge) |
+ | *under parts cinnamon with sparse dark spotting | ||
+ | *pale yellowish bill | ||
+ | *eyes large, dark | ||
+ | *feet pale whitish skinned with cinnamon feathering | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Image:MinahassaMaskedOwlMH.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|Mark+Harper|Mark Harper}}<br />Tangkoko , North [[Sulawesi]], September 2016]] | [[Image:MinahassaMaskedOwlMH.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|Mark+Harper|Mark Harper}}<br />Tangkoko , North [[Sulawesi]], September 2016]] | ||
− | + | [[Sulawesi]] endemic. South East Asia: [[Indonesia]]: [[Greater Sundas]]. North-eastern Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula) and central Sulawesi. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|"Tyto inexspectata" {{!}} | + | {{GSearch|"Tyto inexspectata" {{!}} Minahas* + Owl }} |
{{GS-checked}}<br /><br /> | {{GS-checked}}<br /><br /> | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tyto]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tyto]] |
Latest revision as of 23:02, 18 June 2023
Alternative names: Minahasa Barn Owl; Minahasa Owl (Minahasa has in the past been spelled Minahassa)
- Tyto inexspectata
Identification
27–31 cm (10½-12¼ in)
- back black with reddish admixture or back/upper parts pale cinnamon
- wings with black and rufous barring or just with darker striations
- facial disc with dark border and off white feathering (may have rusty tinge)
- under parts cinnamon with sparse dark spotting
- pale yellowish bill
- eyes large, dark
- feet pale whitish skinned with cinnamon feathering
Distribution
Sulawesi endemic. South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas. North-eastern Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula) and central Sulawesi.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Primary and disturbed riverine, hill and montane forests.
Behaviour
Diet
There is no information available about their diet.
Breeding
A nest hole in a tree found in 1939 was thought likely to belong to this species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Minahasa Masked Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Minahasa_Masked_Owl
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.