Greater Sooty Owl bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsDusky Barn-owl, Sooty Owl, Sooty Owl (Greater), Black Owl, Greater Sooty-Owl, Greater Sooty-Owl [incl. arfaki], Greater Sooty-Owl (incl. arfaki)
Old latin name for birdStrix tenebricosus
OrderOwls / Strigiformes
FamilyBarn Owls / Tytonidae
GenusTyto
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionNew Guinea (except sc) and e Australia

Greater Sooty Owl bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Begging call, © Andrew Spencer
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Australia
  • 3.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Australia
  • 4.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Indonesia
  • 5.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, © Scott Connop
    Australia
  • 7.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Australia
  • 8.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 9.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Greater Sooty Owl

Greater Sooty Owl subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Tyto tenebricosa arfakiYapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and New Guinea (except Trans-Fly, sc New Guinea)-No
Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosaec QLD to ec VIC (ec, se Australia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanòliba tenebrosa
Chinese乌草鸮
Chinese (Traditional)烏鴞
Croatianmrka kukuvija
Czechsova temná
DanishSodfarvet Slørugle
DutchZwarte Kerkuil, Kleine Zwarte Kerkuil (tenebricosa/arfaki)
EsperantoTenebra turstrigo
Estoniannõgi-loorkakk
Finnishnokipöllö
FrenchEffraie suie, Effraie ombrée [tenebricosa ou arfaki], Effraie ombrée, Effraie géante, Effraie ombrée [incl. arfaki], Effraie ombrée (tenebricosa), Effraie ombrée (nominal)
GermanRuß-Schleiereule, Rußeule (tenebricosa/arfaki), Rußeule
HungarianKormos bagoly, kormos gyöngybagoly
IndonesianSerak hitam
ItalianBarbagianni fuligginoso, Barbagianni fuligginoso maggiore
Japaneseススイロメンフクロウ (tenebricosa/arfaki), ススイロメンフクロウ, ススイロメンフクロウ(tenebricosa/arfaki)
LithuanianTamsioji liepsnuotoji pelėda, tamsioji liepsnotoji pelėda
Norwegiansotslørugle (tenebricosa/arfaki), Sotslørugle, sotslørugle
Polishpłomykówka przydymiona (tenebricosa/arfaki), plomykówka przydymiona, płomykówka przydymiona
Portuguesecoruja-sombria, coruja-fuliginosa-grande
RussianЧёрная сипуха, Черная Сипуха, Чёрная сипуха (tenebricosa/arfaki), Сипуха большая черная
SerbianČađava kukuvija, Pepeljasta kukuvija (tenebricosa/arfaki), Čađava kukuvija (tenebricosa/arfaki), Pepeljasta kukuvija
Slovakplamienka sadzová, plamienka sadzová (skup.)
SpanishLechuza de Campanario Tenebroza, Lechuza Tenebrosa (arfaki), Lechuza tenebrosa
Swedishstörre sottornuggla, Sottornuggla
TurkishKara Peçeli Baykuş, Gri Peçeli Baykuş, Gri peçeli baykuş (tenebricosa/arfaki)
Ukrainianсипуха темно-бура