Powerful Owl

Powerful Owl - Ark.au

Ninox strenua

Size: Birds Size: M 67cm, F 58 cm

Family: Strigidae (Hawk Owls (Typical Owls), 4 species in Australia)

Distribution: Within about 300 km of the coasts of NSW, VIC and southern QLD.

Status: Moderately Common

Habitat: Tall open forests, woodland. Often roost in large trees of gullies

References: Simpson and Day, Reader's Digest

About the Powerful Owl

The Powerful Owl is Australia's largest owl. Their sound is a fairly slow, haunting, "wooooooow, woooow", usually two "woooow's" but occasionally one.

Powerful Owl - Ninox strenua - Ark.au
Photo: By Ken Griffiths at Shutterstock. Higher Resolution 6000 x 4002.

Powerful Owl - Ninox strenua - Ark.au
Photo: Featherdale Wildlife Park, Sydney NSW.

Powerful Owl - Ninox strenua - Ark.au
Photo: Featherdale Wildlife Park, Sydney NSW.

Powerful Owl - Ninox strenua - Ark.au
Artwork: John Gould, 'The Birds of Australia', 1848. Higher Resolution 711 x 1000.

See Also

Australian Mammals
Australian Reptiles
Australian Frogs
Australian Fish
Australian Spiders and Their Faces
Australian Wild Plant Foods

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