Lesser Masked-Owl (Tyto sororcula)

Other Names (World)
Lechuza de las Tanimbar, Lesser Masked-Owl, Tanimbar Owl, Moluccan Masked Owl

Family
Tytonidae (Barn-owls)

Size
29 - 31 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1883)

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Tanimbar Island.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Moluccan Masked Owl (Tyto sororcula) [XC122160]
by George Wagner from Tanimbar Islands: Site 2 Yamdena, Maluku, Indonesia (call)

Moluccan Masked Owl (Tyto sororcula) [XC414990]
by Ross Gallardy from Tanimbar, nr Kormomolin, Yamdena Island, Maluku, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Australian Masked-Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae), Golden Masked-Owl (Tyto aurantia), Manus Masked Owl (Tyto manusi), Taliabu Masked-Owl (Tyto nigrobrunnea) and Minahassa Masked-Owl (Tyto inexspectata). Sometimes treated as conspecific with Australian Masked-Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae). Subspecies cayelii may represent a separate species. Seram population may represent an undescribed subspecies. Species name often misspelt sorocula.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

cayelii (Hartert, 1900) - Buru. Also Seram (probably this race). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Australian Masked-Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae).
sororcula (Sclater, 1883) - Tanimbar Is (Larat, Yamdena).
almae J�nsson et al., 2013 - Seram Is. (southern Moluccas). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Seram Masked-Owl (Tyto almae).

Similar Species
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) is generally larger, speckled rather than mottled above, whiter below with more prominent pale facial disc.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lesser Masked-Owl (Tyto sororcula) - 10 files

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