#tyto inexspectata

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Minahasa Masked Owl (Tyto inexspectata) © Tangkoko Ranger _Homestay & Tour Operator

It hatches from colored, dark, entire, facial, juvenile, long, open, overall, rich, single, and speckled eggs.

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Minahasa Masked Owl

Binomial: Tyto inexspectata

Location: the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Population: Endangered/Vulnerable

Eyes: suggests nocturnal hunter

Subspecies: none reported

Size: a wingspan of 240–250 mm (9.45”-9.84”). No further information for this beauty.

It appears to prefer undisturbed or lightly disturbed rainforest at altitudes of 100–1,600 m. As the primary lowland forests on the Minahasa peninsula has been destroyed, the survival of the species depends on the more inaccessible montane forests. The species is known to inhabit the two large protected regions (Bogani Nani Wartabone and Lore Lindu National Parks) established in central Sulawesi and Minahassa Peninsula.

I personally wish there was more information on this lil guy. How sad that this owl will more than likely become extinct in my lifetime if we do not act now.

If anyone has any sources to help with the conservation of this, or any other endangered, vulnerable, or threatened owl species, feel free to tag me or reblog/comment here.

Thank you.

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Tyto inexspectata by Jérôme Micheletta