| Lesser sooty owl | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Tytonidae |
| Genus: | Tyto |
| Species: | T. multipunctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tyto multipunctata Mathews, 1912
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The lesser sooty owl (Tyto multipunctata) is a medium-sized masked owl endemic to the wet tropics region of Australia. Once considered a subspecies of the greater sooty owl, it is distinguished by its dark plumage, heavier spotting, and higher-pitched call. The lesser sooty owl has a limited range within northeastern Australia and primarily lives in dark, sheltered areas of the rainforest.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tyto multipunctata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T22688435A93197565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688435A93197565.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.