Barn  Owls  -  Family:  Tytonidae

Photo by Nick Lambert

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            Australian  Barn  Owl  -  Tyto alba

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            Australasian  Grass - Owl  -  Tyto longimembris

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            Australian  Masked  Owl  -  Tyto novaehollandiae

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            Sooty  Owl  -  Tyto tenebrosica

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Phylum:   Chordata    (Chordates)
          > Subphylum:   Vertebrata    (Vertebrates)    
                    > Class:   Aves    (Birds)
                              > Order:   Strigiformes    (Owls)
                                        > Family:   Tytonidae    (Barn   Owls)
                                                  > Genus:   Tyto
                                                            > Species:   T. alba ssp. delicatula  -  Australian Barn Owl
                                                            > Species:   T. longimembris  -  Australasian Grass-Owl
                                                            > Species:   T. novaehollandiae  -  Australian Masked Owl
                                                            > Species:   T. tenebrosica  -  Sooty Owl

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References  and  links:
      Cayley, Neville W., What Bird is that?, (2011, Signature Edition), Australia’s Heritage Publishing Pty. Ltd., Sydney.
      Menkhorst, P. et al, (2017), The Australian Bird Guide, CSIRO Publishing, Clayton, Victoria.
      Pizzey, G. & Knight, F.(Illust.), (2012), The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, (9th Ed. Edited by S. Pizzey), Harper Collins Publishers, Sydney.
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Photographic  Contributions:
Lambert,  Nick.                                L 013  -  L 015.
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