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Manus Masked Owl ~ Tyto manusi

Introduction

The Manus Masked Owl is a medium-sized owl with no ear-tufts.

Information

Distribution: Endemic to Manus Island in the Bismarck Archipelago.

Range of Manus Masked Owl (Tyto manusi)
Range of the Manus Masked Owl Tyto manusi

Status: Unknown.

Original Description: Rothschild, Lord Lionel Walter, and Hartert, Ernst Johann. 1914. Novitates Zoologicae (Novit. Zool.; British Museum of Natural History, London) 21: p 291-292.

References: (may contain affiliate links)
International Ornithological Congress. 2023. "IOC World Bird List - Owls".
König, Claus & Weick, Friedhelm. 2008. "Owls: A Guide to the Owls of the World (Second Edition)". Yale University Press.
Tyto manusi at Xeno-canto.

See also: Other owls from Oceania, Genus: Tyto.

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