Minahassa or Sulawesi masked owl  (Tyto inexspectata), a vulnerable species endemic to Sulawesi.

This wild owl posed patiently upon a branch about head-height, just a few meters from a group of photographers.

(Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia)

bird; owl; masked owl; Minahassa masked owl; Chordata; Aves; Strigiformes; Tytonidae; subF Tytoninae; Tyto inexspectata