Big Zigzag - Drilldown into Families
Order: Strigiformes
2 Families seen during BigZZ, 9 species, 2 lifers.
Barn-Owls (Tytonidae)
4 members seen during BigZZ, 2 lifers. My global status of this 17 species family is 8 (47%).
Genus level:
- Barn Owl (Tyto) – 4 seen, 2 lifers (Sooty Owl, Australian Masked-Owl, Australasian Grass-Owl, Eastern Barn Owl). 18 sp. genus globaly.
Owls (Strigidae)
5 members seen during BigZZ, 2 lifers. My global status of this 228 species family is 66 (29%).
Genus level:
- Owl/Boobook (Ninox) – 5 seen, 2 lifers (Rufous, Powerful , Barking Owls; Australian, Tasmanian Boobooks). 37 sp. genus globaly.
