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Juvenile © Harn Sheng Khor
Adult © Kian Guan Tay
© Ed Pierce

Rufous Owl Ninox rufa

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Identification

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Very large reddish-brown owl with strongly barred underparts. Found across northern tropical Australia and New Guinea. Roosts in large trees along creeks, in dense forest, and also in large isolated trees in urban areas. Call is a low, slow double hoot, much lower and slower than Southern Boobook or Barking Owl.

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