Tours where you can spot this bird
No tours linked yet.
Powerful Owl
Ninox strenua (Gould, 1838)
Strigidae — Owls
Powerful Owl, Ninox strenua, is an owl of south-eastern and eastern Australia, with its breeding range running from south-east Queensland to south-east South Australia. It is the largest owl on the continent and is also known as the powerful boobook. It occurs in coastal districts and along the Great Dividing Range, and is seldom found far inland. It is mainly associated with primary forests of tall native trees, though it can use other habitats away from nesting. It holds a large home range, and males are larger and stronger than females.
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae — Owls
- Breeding range
- Australasia: se QLD to se SA (e, se Australia)
