Greater Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)
About the Greater Sooty Owl
The sooty owl or greater sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa) is a medium to large owl found in south-eastern Australia, Montane rainforests of New Guinea and have been seen on Flinders Island in the Bass Strait. The lesser sooty owl (T. multipunctata), is sometimes considered to be conspecific with this species, in which case they are then together referred to as sooty owls. It is substantially smaller and occurs in the wet tropics region of North Queensland, Australia.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 45 recordings for this species: 22 CC BY-NC-ND · 7 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- American Barn OwlTyto furcatarecording
- Western Barn OwlTyto albarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.