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Owls | Strigidae

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Native species 6 species

Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.

Ninox 6 species

  • Australian Boobook (Ninox boobook)

    Australian Boobook

    Ninox boobook
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • River red gum and creek-line woodland
    • Mallee
    • Mulga and acacia shrubland
    • Gardens and parks
    • Town and city
  • Barking Owl (Ninox connivens)

    Barking Owl

    Ninox connivens
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • River red gum and creek-line woodland
    • Tropical eucalypt savanna
    • Pasture and rangeland
    • Casuarina and callitris woodland
  • Tasmanian Boobook (Ninox leucopsis)

    Tasmanian Boobook

    Ninox leucopsis
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • Wet sclerophyll forest
    • Southern beech forest
    • Gardens and parks
  • Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae)

    Morepork

    Ninox novaeseelandiae
    • Podocarp–broadleaf forest
    • Southern beech forest
    • Kauri forest
    • Forestry plantation
    • Gardens and parks
    • Manuka and matagouri scrub
  • Rufous Owl (Ninox rufa)

    Rufous Owl

    Ninox rufa
    • Tropical rainforest
    • Monsoon vine forest
    • Paperbark swamp forest
    • River red gum and creek-line woodland
    • Mangrove
  • Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua)

    Powerful Owl

    Ninox strenua
    • Wet sclerophyll forest
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • River red gum and creek-line woodland
    • Gardens and parks

Introduced species 1 species

Athene 1 species

  • Little Owl (Athene noctua)

    Little Owl

    Athene noctua
    • Pasture and rangeland
    • Cropland and orchard
    • Gardens and parks
    • Town and city
    • New Zealand tall tussock grassland

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