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Very large reddish-brown owl with strongly barred underparts.
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
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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