The powerful owl, a species of owl native to south-eastern and eastern Australia, is the largest owl on the continent. It is found in coastal areas and in the Great Dividing Range, rarely more than 200 km (120 mi) inland. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species also refers to this species as the powerful boobook.
Powerful owl
Powerful owl – Sydney, NSW, Australia
Powerful owl on a suburban TV aerial, Chatswood West, New South Wales
Powerful owl with its prey.
Ninox is a genus of true owls comprising 36 species found in Asia and Australasia. Many species are known as hawk-owls or boobooks, but the northern hawk-owl is not a member of this genus.
Ninox
Seram boobook (N. squamipila) (left); Timor boobook (N. fusca) (right)