Golden Masked Owl

Tyto aurantia

Vulnerable · IUCN Red List

VUVulnerableEndemicVertebratesForestCavity nestLarge · 522 g

When to see the Golden Masked Owl

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Golden Masked Owl

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Golden Masked Owl

The golden masked owl is a barn owl endemic to the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is also known as New Britain barn owl, New Britain masked owl, Bismarck owl and Bismarck masked owl.

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