light morph Masked Owl ID

[Lloyd Nielsen <>]

It is a very typical Eastern Barn Owl. Facial mask, wing pattern and 
feet are typical Barn Owl. We have done a lot of work in N Qld in 
separating the tropical race kimberli of Masked Owl from Eastern Barn 
Owl. One of the best field marks for separating them is the edging to 
the mask. In Barn Owl, the dark/black continues up the disc to about a 
third of the way from the base. This does not seem to vary. In Masked 
Owl, it continues much further up and often right around the disk. This 
seems to be slightly more variable in the southern races but even in 
them it always seems to continue further up the disc than in Barn Owl.
Lloyd Nielsen
Mt Molloy, Nth Qld
www.birdingaustralia.com.au



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