Tyto tenebricosa

FACTS

• Endangered species
• They are known from some of the tallest and wettest regions.
• There known as Black Owls or Dusky Barn Owls.
• Very rare
• Its originally from Australia.

SIZE

• Medium sized bird
• Size: Length male 37-43cm, female 44-51cm
• Weight male 500-700g, female 750-1160g.

DESCRIPTION

• Both the upper body and the legs are flecked with small white spots.
• They have a large head, gangly legs with large feet, and short tail
• Sooty Owls also have huge eyes and a whitish beak.
• The facial disc is greyish-brown with a dark greyish-brown rim.

BEHAVIOR

• Strictly Nocturnal. Hides during the daytime in crevices, hollow tree trunks, dense foliage of tall trees, and sometimes caves.
• The Sooty Owl occurs solitarily, in pairs, or in family groups of parents and offspring.
• Sleeps during the day
• Very defensive of there homes

BREEDING

• Sooty Owls breed in the spring and generally lay two eggs.
• Usually only one egg hatches.
• The young will stay in the nest for a little over ten months before fledging.
• Breeds in trees or caves
• Usually nest in gullies

DIET

• Rodents, birds,large insects, lizards
• Carnivore
• Male does all the hunting
• Hunts during the night
• Only rabbit size

HABITATS

• inhabits subtropical and warm temperate rainforest
• Gullies for preys
• Hollow tree trunks

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• http://eol.org/pages/1178349/details
• http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Tyto&species=tenebricosa
• http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/103181/117_Sooty_Owl_...