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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Laughing Owl* |
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Sceloglaux albifacies |
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Description (10)
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Laughing Owl
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Other Names (World)
Laughing Owl, Whekau, White-faced Owl
Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)
Size
35.50 - 40 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1844)
Habitat
Temperate forest and grassland.
New Zealand (E) (B).
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North and South Islands, Stewart Islands, Chatham Islands (New Zealand).
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Status EX
Rare by the 1840s, the last specimens of rufifacies were collected in 1889 (with reports until the 1930s), and of albifacies, in 1914 (with reports until the 1960s). Extinction was probably caused by habitat modification through grazing or burning, or predation by introduced mammals.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- albifacies ! (Gray, GR, 1844) - South Island, Stewart Islands, with bones known from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- rufifacies ! Buller, 1904 - North Island, New Zealand.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Laughing Owl see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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