Manus masked owl
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Tyto manusi

The Manus masked owl (Tyto manusi ) is a barn owl endemic to Manus Island in the Admiralty Islands. Some authors consider it a subspecies of Australian masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae).

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It is a poorly known forest-dwelling species, which is rarely seen. Comparison with the closely related Australian masked owl indicates it is likely to have large territories, and the population may be smaller than 1000.

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References

1. Manus masked owl Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manus_masked_owl
2. Manus masked owl on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62172196/132190206

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