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Moluccan masked owl
Conservation status
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Tytonidae
Genus:	Tyto
Species:	T. sororcula
Binomial name
Tyto sororcula (Sclater, PL, 1883)

The Moluccan masked owl (Tyto sororcula), also known as the lesser masked owl, is a species of owl in the barn owl family. It is endemic to the south Moluccas of Indonesia. Some taxonomists consider this species to be conspecific with the Australian masked owl.

References

1. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
2. "Lesser Masked-owl (Tyto sororcula)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

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