Class Aves Family Tytonidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Strigiformes | |
Similar Moluccan masked owl, Manus masked owl, Taliabu masked owl, Minahassa masked owl, Golden masked owl | ||
The Andaman masked owl (Tyto deroepstorffi) is a barn owl endemic to the southern Andaman Islands.
Description
It is almost uniformly dark reddish brown above. Reddish buff below, with some speckling. The face is reddish buff. Some authors consider it a subspecies of the barn owl (Tyto alba).
References
Andaman masked owl Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA