The barking owl (Ninox connivens), also known as the winking owl, is a nocturnal bird species native to mainland Australia and parts of New Guinea and the Moluccas. They are a medium-sized brown owl and have a characteristic voice with calls ranging from a barking dog noise to an intense human-like howl.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox connivens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689394A93229752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689394A93229752.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
species' range and has now been corrected to barkingowl. The Yanyuwa name for the owl is mulurrku. The barkingowl was first described by the English ornithologist...
subspecies and no known geographic variation in the powerful owl. In comparison to the barkingowl (Ninox connivens), it is much larger and lacks that species'...
sound. Other descriptions of the call were: "A peculiar barking noise ... just like the barking of a young dog"; "Precisely the same as two men 'cooeying'...
species of owl in order Strigiformes; they are distributed among 25 genera in two families. The 20 species of genera Tyto and Phodilus, the barn owls, are in...
as Ninox leucopsis), and that it is instead the sister taxon to the barkingowl (N. connivens). A 2017 study by Singapore-based biologist Chyi Yin Gwee...
constructed, along with accommodation for the barkingowl, great eagle owl and white goshawk. The barkingowls' cages were built close to the house so that...
Large, old trees may form hollows that are used as nests for owls including the barkingowl (Ninox connivens). It has been recorded as an invasive species...
in duet. Various yelping, chattering or barking sounds are made in the vicinity of the nest. The little owl is widespread across Europe, Asia and North...
bird species include the red-winged parrot, blue-winged kookaburra and barkingowl. Some threats identified by the IBA include invasive weed and animal...
with some species noted below: Pied Butcherbird Short-beaked Echidna BarkingOwl Black Falcon Weebill Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Grey-crowned Babbler Magpie...
Scops owls are colored in various brownish hues, sometimes with a lighter underside and/or face, which helps to camouflage them against the bark of trees...
'mopoke' due to its call (double hoot 'boo-book'). This owl is commonly mixed up with the barkingowl due to their similar appearance; however, the boobook...
barking and chuckling, similar to the eastern screech owl. They also make a high pitched screech. The two primary songs for the Western Screech Owl are...
predators of magpies include various species of monitor lizard and the barkingowl. Birds are often killed on roads or electrocuted by powerlines, or poisoned...
snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, is a large, white owl of the true owl family. Snowy owls are...
family of owls known as typical owls (Strigidae), which contains most species of owl. It belongs to the earless owl genus Strix. The brown wood owl is medium...
The eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) or eastern screech-owl, is a small owl that is relatively common in Eastern North America, from Mexico to Canada...
The Ural owl (Strix uralensis) is a large nocturnal owl. It is a member of the true owl family, Strigidae. The Ural owl is a member of the genus Strix...
underside. This coloration helps them get camouflage against the tree bark. Screech owls hunt from perches in semiopen landscapes. They prefer areas that contain...
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