Masked owl or masked-owl refers to various owls in the genus ''
Tyto
''Tyto'' is a genus of birds consisting of true barn owls, grass owls and masked owls that collectively make up all the species within the subfamily Tytoninae of the barn owl family, Tytonidae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Tyto'' was introduced in 1828 ...
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Australian masked owl
The Australian masked owl (''Tyto novaehollandiae'') is a barn owl of Southern New Guinea and the non-desert areas of Australia.
Taxonomy
Described subspecies of ''Tyto novaehollandiae'' include:
* ''T. n. calabyi'' I.J. Mason, 1983, (southern ...
(''Tyto novaehollandiae'')
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Tasmanian masked owl
The Tasmanian masked owl (''Tyto novaehollandiae castanops'') is a bird in the barn owl family Tytonidae that is endemic to the island state of Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest subspecies of the Australian masked owl, the largest ''Tyto'' ...
(''Tyto novaehollandiae castanops'')
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Golden masked owl
The golden masked owl (''Tyto aurantia'') is a barn owl endemic to the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is also known as New Britain barn owl, New Britain masked owl, Bismarck owl and Bismarck masked owl.
As with other tropical barn o ...
(''Tyto aurantia'')
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Manus masked owl
The Manus masked owl (''Tyto manusi'') is a barn owl endemic to Manus Island in the Admiralty Islands. Some authors consider it a subspecies of Australian masked owl ''(Tyto novaehollandiae)''.
It is a poorly known forest-dwelling species, whic ...
(''Tyto manusi'')
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Minahasa masked owl
The Minahasa masked owl (''Tyto inexspectata''), also known as the Minahasa barn owl, Sulawesi owl or Sulawesi golden owl, is a barn owl endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The name is derived from the Minahassa Peninsula
The Minaha ...
(''Tyto inexspectata'')
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Moluccan masked owl (''Tyto sororcula'')
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Taliabu masked owl (''Tyto nigrobrunnea'')
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