Tyto novaehollandiae troughtoni Cayley, 1931
Cave-nesting masked owl, Cave dwelling masked owl, South Australian cave dwelling masked owl
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Tyto novae-hollandiae troughtoni Cayley, 1931
The validity of this subspecies is extremely doubtful. Not listed by (Johnstone, 2001). Listed as a synonym of the nominate form by (Weicke, 2006:29).
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym)
Last record: 16 October 1921 or later (Cayley, 1946); 1960's?
Distribution
Nullabor Plain, Australia (southern)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Cayley, Neville William. (1931). What Bird is That? A Guide to the Birds of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xix 315 pp. XXXVI pls.
Other references:
Cayley, Neville William. (1946). What Bird is That? A Guide to the Birds of Australia. [Sydney: Angus & Robertson?]
Davey, A.G., M.R. Gray, K.G. Grimes, E. Hamilton-Smith, J.M. James, and A.P. Spate. (1992). World Heritage significance of karst and other landforms in the Nullarbor region. Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories, Commonwealth of Australia: Canberra.
Ford, J. (1968). Distribution of the Masked Owl in Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 11(1): 21-22.
Hindwood, K.A. (1946). A list of the types and paratypes of birds from Australian localities in the Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales. Rec. Aust. Mus. 21: 386-393
Hyem, E. L. (1932). Description of Eggs of the Cave Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae troughtoni). Emu 32: 41.
Johnstone, R. E. (2001). Checklist of the birds of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 63: 75-90.
Longmore, N.W. (1991). Type specimens of birds in the Australian Museum. Tech. Rep. Aust. Mus. (n)4: 1-42.
McAllan, I. A. W. (1997). More on early records of the ‘Cave Owl’ of the Nullarbor Plain. Australian Bird Watcher 17(4): 198-202.
Mees, G. F. (1964). A Revision of the Australian Owls (Strigidae and Tytonidae), Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Weick, Friedhelm. (2006). Owls (Strigiformes): Annotated and Illustrated Checklist. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.