Kiritimati Reed Warbler

Distinctive and unusual rainforest owl. Mostly rufous-brown, with long, shaggy ear tufts and plumes at the back of the head. The eyes vary from yellow to orange. The breast is rufous and the belly is buff with fine black streaks. Rare and local in the understory of lowland rainforest in thick areas, usually those with abundant lianas. The voice is unknown. Somewhat similar to some eagle-owls, but smaller and slimmer, with differently shaped drooping ear tufts. 

Large owl with prominent facial disc and very powerful legs. Nests in a variety of habitats; requires hollows of very large trees for nest sites, and these may be in both drier and wetter forest types. Variable in size and color, ranging from larger, browner birds in Tasmania through to smaller, paler birds in northwestern Australia. This species is generally larger, darker, larger-legged, and more heavily spotted than Barn Owl. Call includes a loud explosive hiss.

Small owl of small offshore islands in the western Philippines and northern Borneo. Plumage varies somewhat by population and ranges from gray to rufous-brown. Note black edge to facial disc, pale face, and short ear tufts. Inhabits forest and edge in lowland and foothill areas. Male gives a gruff, somewhat nasal-sounding bark.