Golden-Masked Owl

The golden masked owl is a barn owl endemic to the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is also known as New Britain barn owl, New Britain masked owl, Bismarck owl and Bismarck masked owl. As with other tropical barn owls, it is difficult to spot in the wild and therefore poorly studied.

Size: 10.6 to 12.9 inches

Kingdom: Animalia

Scientific Name: Tyto aurantia

Phylum: Chordate

Order: Owls, Saurischia, Elpistostegalia

Genus: Tyto

Family: Barn-owls