Thursday, December 31, 2015

SOOTY OWL

Photographed at Bunyip State Forrest, Victoria December 2015
739              SOOTY OWL           Tyto tenebricosa

Australia          (582)

Found in tall, wet forrest in sheltered e. and se.-facing mountain gullies, with dense understory layer. 38-50 cm, female larger. Range: coastal e. Australia: mostly on and e. of Divide from Dandenong Ras., e. of MelbourneKinglake NP (Vic), to Connondale Ra. (se Q.). Until recently this and the Lesser Sooty were amongst our lesser known birds.




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