Discovering the Dumbi, in Fact and Folklore

A little fledgling Dumbi (Northern Masked Owl) in the first confirmed nest hollow on Dambimangari Country.

From Brad Leue

Unbelievably, the location that we had selected for our camp had also appealed to a pair of Northern Masked Owls as a site to raise their young.

In a paperbark alongside camp, supporting a magnificent hollow, a young fledgling was perched at the entrance with mum and dad chittering from the surrounding branches. A rare gift from the country, this was the first time a fledgling nest hollow had been recorded in Western Australia for this subspecies.

The Northern Masked Owl is listed as Vulnerable and very little is known about the subspecies in the Kimberley.