I think it's listed as a separate species in "What Bird Is That?", with its own
picture, but I haven't got it here to check.
Peter Shute
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On 15/08/2013, at 3:53 PM, "Matthew Roach" <>
wrote:
> I think that it was seen as a separate 'form' in the early 20th century. But
> it's genetic distinction is very doubtful. Yet, some non-scientific websites
> (e.g. Wikipedia) describe it as an accepted subspecies (which it isn't),
> which I've seen on both the Masked Owl and the Nullabor Plain page; the
> latter says 'An elusive subspecies of the Australian masked owl unique to the
> Nullarbor is known to roost in the many caves on the plain.' With no
> reference of course! It's interesting how this rumour still seems to persist
> at least in some places.
>
> Matthew.
>
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> Hi Everyone,
>
> Out of pure interest, what was the origin of the very doubtful ‘South
> Australian Cave Dwelling’ Masked Owl form? Was it simply a rumour or are
> there actually some Masked Owls which are found in caves somewhere in the SA
> outback, which somehow made some people separate them as a subspecies in the
> past?
>
> Regards,
> Matthew.
>
>
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