From Eaglewatch NL
LESSER SOOTY-OWL - Stable numbers
• NL: Kleine zwarte kerkuil (Tyto multipunctata)
• FR: Effraie piquetée
• Photo ©: Dash Huang
Queensland, Australia
The lesser sooty owl is an owl that lives in the wet tropics region of north eastern Queensland, Australia. It is part of the masked group of owls: an important part of the environment because they are efficient predators that keep down rodent populations.
The lesser sooty owl faces many threats such as habitat loss and fragmentation from logging, agriculture, tourism, mining, pine plantations, climate change and predation by domestic and feral animals. Even though the sooty owl is of least concern and its populations are currently stable.
Don’t listen to them, buddy, you’re just as good as the rest of the sooty owls.
(Greater Sooty)
Right?! How could you choose one over the other. They both look cool, make different sounds, and come in different sizes for different occasions. There’s room for both in the world…and my heart… 😍