Description
Brown feathers surround a white, heart-shaped mask. Their coat is brown, aside from light gray spots on the upper back. Their front is white with brown spots. Their eye color varies from black to dark brown. Females are darker shaded and larger than males. A Masked Owl's weight is 23.3 ounces (660 g). Their wings generally span 35–47 cm. They are one of Australia's largest owls; the largest is the Powerful Owl.布朗羽毛环绕白色,心形面具。它们的毛色是棕色的,除了上背部的浅灰色斑点。他们的前面是白色带褐色斑点。他们的眼睛的颜色从黑色到暗棕色。女性较深的阴影和比男性更大的。一个蒙面猫头鹰的重量为23.3盎司(660克)。它们的翅膀一般在35-47厘米。他们是澳大利亚最大的猫头鹰之一,最大的是强大的猫头鹰。
The Australian Masked Owl inhabits shrubs,with timber. In Australia they are seldom found more than 300 km inland. They roost and nest in large tree hollows near foraging areas. They are nocturnal and their prey includes rodents, reptiles, birds, insects and bandicoots. The population of the Australian Masked Owl on the mainland is declining and several states have this owl on the Species Conservation Status list. They are territorial and remain in the same area all their lives.
澳大利亚假面猫头鹰栖息在灌木与木材。在澳大利亚,他们很少超过300公里的内陆。它们栖息在附近觅食地区的大树洞巢。它们是夜间活动,它们的猎物包括啮齿类动物,爬行动物,鸟类,昆虫和狸。澳大利亚的假面猫头鹰在大陆的人口正在下降,几个国家有此物种的保护现状列表猫头鹰。他们的领土,并保持他们的生活在同一地区。
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Masked_Owl
**Please be careful with this type of owl. It is very dangerous species and harm to our swiftlet house. From my observation, most of the owl is scare for LAMP that we install at our bird house's entrance except this type Australian Masked Owl. I thought this species can only found at Australia, but I also found in Malaysia too.
**请小心这种类型猫头鹰。这是非常危险的种类甚至危害到我们的金丝燕房。从我的观察,大部分猫头鹰是怕灯光,可是这种类型的澳大利亚假面猫头鹰除外。我也认为这种类型猫头鹰只能在澳大利亚发现的,但我亦在马来西亚发现过。