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Sighting 4501413

Tyto javanica

11 Eastern Barn Owl at Majura, ACT

Tyto javanica at Majura, ACT - 21 Jul 2023 06:01 PM
Tyto javanica at Majura, ACT - 21 Jul 2023 06:01 PM
Tyto javanica at Majura, ACT - 21 Jul 2023 06:01 PM
Tyto javanica at Majura, ACT - 21 Jul 2023 06:01 PM
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Identification history

Tyto javanica 24 Jul 2023 Liam.m
Aegotheles cristatus 23 Jul 2023 CarbonAI
Tyto javanica 23 Jul 2023 Ct1000

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Observed during the day at about 3pm... Went back at night it was still there leaving at approximately 615 pm... Did not see it the follow evening

9 comments

waltraud wrote:
   24 Jul 2023
Most likely Barn Owl.
HelenCross wrote:
   24 Jul 2023
Great spotting!
SandraH wrote:
   24 Jul 2023
Definitely a Barn Owl!
angelb wrote:
   24 Jul 2023
Well spotted!
waltraud wrote:
   25 Jul 2023
and it shows how important this single Euc tree is for local wildlife!! see all the sightings of the tree hollow users of this very same tree on this page.
HelenCross wrote:
   25 Jul 2023
Great point waltraud!
MatthewFrawley wrote:
   25 Jul 2023
There needs to be an exceptionally strong case to remove a mature Yellow Box or Blakely's Red Gum if we want to avoid further decline and ultimate extinction.
Ct1000 wrote:
   26 Jul 2023
Very true! Especially when you compare the life of that one tree to the other hollow baring trees nearby it has waaay higher rates of occupation etc as far as I've seen. Day or night.
waltraud wrote:
   26 Jul 2023
Unfortunately the strong case is residential and infrastructure development such as in North Watson when a Yellow box tree growing in grassy woodland surrounded by medium and young Blakely's Red Gums and Yellow Box trees, was classified by the conservator as significant but had to be re-classified to make way for The Fair residential development and a round about to access The Fair. Although some older trees are allowed in the suburbs on the western foot slopes Mts Ainslie / Majura, the Noisy Miner invasion associated with suburban development significantly reduces the frequency and diversity of woodland birds: within 10 years of The Fair development the woodland bird populations in the nature reserve adjacent to North Watson / The Fair crashed; Noisy Miners (and Common Mynas) moved in and the woodland birds disappeared. There is hope for the trees and the woodland birds on the east slopes of Mts Ainslie and Majura though, as there will be most likely no suburban development.

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Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Tyto javanica Scientific name
  • Eastern Barn Owl Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 806.8m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Tyto alba, Tyto javanica delicatula, Tyto delicatula

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