Andaman masked owl

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Andaman masked owl
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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T. deroepstorffi
Binomial name
Tyto deroepstorffi
Hume, 1875

The Andaman masked owl (Tyto deroepstorffi) is a barn owl endemic to the southern Andaman Islands.

Description

It is almost uniformly dark reddish brown above. Reddish buff below, with some speckling. The face is reddish buff. Some authors consider it a subspecies of the barn owl (Tyto alba).

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