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Owl, Powerful

Ninox strenua


A species of coastal south east Australia  with a northern limit extending to the  Clarke Range. Inhabits wet eucalypt forest
and some dry forest with adequate prey populations. Australia’s largest owl.
Territorial, sedentary, monogamous and long-lived. Eats mostly mid-sized
mammals and large birds – possums, gliders, magpies and cockatoos.

The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst et al

Classifications: Bird, forest and grassland
Family: Strigidae (Owls)
Information sources: Photo taken at Padaminka Wildlife Refuge by Marlis Schoeb

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