Rufous Owl

Legge S., Heinsohn R., Blackman C. and Murphy S. Predation by Rufous owls on Eclectus parrots and other animals at Iron Range National Park, Cape York. Corella 27: 45-46

The Rufous Owl is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Rufous Owl (Ninox rufa) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Ninox rufa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. More

* Rufous Owl Male roosting in tree during daylight. Toolakea, Queensland, Australia becky1950 28 March 2009 45 weeks ago 3. More

Female Rufous Owl Ruby, download for better picture A rare sight in Australia, can be found in papua new guinea also. Apparently this owl at one point was the only rufus owl in australia kept in captivity. More

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rufous owl living in the Ingham area since the early 1970s, has disappeared from his old haunts, and is now presumed dead. His picture appears in many bird publications, including two owl books. He was also in the Environmental Protection Agency's film, Race Against Extinction, documentaries and conservation projects. "Much of my conservation work was kick-started by this bird," Queensland wildlife cinematographer and naturalist John Young says. More

(2003) Predation by Rufous owls on Eclectus parrots and other animals at Iron Range National Park, Cape York. More

The Rufous Owl (Ninox rufa) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. More

Rufous Owl is a large owl of tropical rainforests, with small head and long tail. Adult male has dark rufous upperparts, with fine pale brown bars. Uppertail shows broader bars. Underparts are paler, rich rufous, with fine buffy-white bars. Underwings and undertail are pale brown, with broad buffy-white bars. On the head, forehead, crown and nape are rich rufous as upperparts. We can see an indistinct dark brown facial disk, with whitish patch between eyes. More

Rufous Owls have a long tail and feathered legs with pale yellow or creamy toes and black talons. Iris is yellow and the bill is pale horn with short black bristles at the base. The male always larger than the female and tends to have a broader, flatter head. Newly fledged young are much smaller than the parents and still part downy. Young adults tend to be more broadly barred than older birds with dark sepia rather than rufous colouring. More

com considers the rufous owl Rare to Very Uncommon and probably Endangered. THREATS: Unknown This very distinctive and serious-looking owl graces the tropical rainforests, monsoon forests, and wet, forested gullies and adjoining woodlands of Australia, New Guinea, and the Aru Islands. But you likely won’t come upon one casually: rufous owls are shy, even elusive birds, and are generally nocturnal. They are versatile, impressive, powerful hunters, even for owls — and that’s saying something. More

Rufous Owl, Northern Territories, Australia, Darwin Bot Gardens 7 july 2004 © jon hornbuckle this juv was roosting with 2 adults Send this as a postcard Rufous Owl - Rufous Owl, Northern Territory, Australia, Darwin 29/09/06 © Susan Myers/VENT Victor Emanuel Nature Tours Send this as a postcard Rufous Owl - Rufous Owl, Northern Territory, Australia, Darwin 26 April 2006 More

Rufous Owl was part of the free flight bird show - I don't know why I've never managed to see this show before - and I will never miss it in any future visits to taronga - highly, highly recommended! A few seats behind us was a child who got to be part of the show - the owl landed on his arm and we got a good close look at him - almost too close - this was shot at the closest focusing point on my More