Sooty Owl
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Bay Owls and Barn Owls

Sooty Owl

Tyto tenebricosa

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Family
Bay Owls and Barn Owls (Tytonidae)
Order
Strigiformes

Overview

The sooty owl or greater sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa) is a medium to large owl found in south-eastern Australia, Montane rainforests of New Guinea and have been seen on Flinders Island in the Bass Strait. The lesser sooty owl (T. multipunctata), is sometimes considered to be conspecific with this species, in which case they are then together referred to as sooty owls. It is substantially smaller and occurs in the wet tropics region of North Queensland, Australia.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.