Barking Owl

The Barking Owl is coloured brown with white spots on its wings and a streaked chest. They have large eyes that have a yellow iris, a dark brown beak and almost no facial mask. Their underparts are brownish-grey and coarsely sotted white with their tail and flight feathers being moderately lighter in colour. They are a relatively medium sized owl and their wingspan is between 85–100 cm in length. They weigh between 425 and 510g and size varies only slightly between the male and female birds with the male Barking Owl being larger.

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The Barking Owl is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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The Barking Owl (Ninox connivens) is a moderately large owl about 40cm in length; it has bright yellow eyes and almost no facial mask, which is typical of the hawk owl family. Viewed from the front its chest and abdomen are white with brownish-grey vertical streaks. Upper wings and back are brown-grey with white spots, flight feathers and tail are barred. More

The Barking Owl or Winking Owl (Ninox connivens) is a nocturnal bird species native to mainland Australia and parts of Papua New Guinea. They are a medium-sized brown owl and have an extremely characteristic voice that can range from a barking dog noise to a shrill woman-like scream of great intensity. Barking owls are often said to be the source to the myths and legends surrounding the Bunyip. More

The Barking Owl is brown with white spots on it’s wings and vertical streaks on it’s chest. This owl has almost no facial mask. Their head and facial disc are brown. They have large eyes with yellow irises. Some birds have thinly pencilled white eyebrows. The top side of their wings and their back are brown with large white spots and their upper tail has brown horizontal stripes. The breast and belly are white with broad vertical brown streaks. Their bill is dark horn or blackish. More

The Barking Owl in New South Wales. Aust. Birds 30: 53-80. (Zool. Dept., Univ. New England, Armidale, NSW ... http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_commaint.html Commas After Introductions: ...introductory dependent clause, main clause); Because he kept barking insistently, we ... http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/grammar/g_commaint.html OWL at Purdue University: Commas After Introductions: Printable ...: ...you by the Purdue University Online Witing Lab at http://owl.english.purdue ... (introductory dependent clause, main clause); Because he kept barking insistently, we ... http://www.fw.vt.edu/fisheries/ornithology/Ornithology/Goingowling. More

Barking Owl - Scientific Committee determination Old-growth forests (PDF - 218KB) Trees with hollows (PDF - 125KB) Barking Owl - profile = Scientific name: Ninox connivens Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable Description - The Barking Owl is medium-sized owl (42 cm, 650 g) smaller than the similar Poweful Owl and larger than the Southern Boobook. It has bright yellow eyes and no facial-disc. More

The Barking Owl is named for its harsh 'barking' call but can also make a much louder, wailing cry, which has given rise to another name, the 'screaming-woman bird'. Identification The Barking Owl is a medium-sized hawk-owl. Hawk-owls lack the definite heart-shaped face of the tyto-owls (which include the Barn Owl, Tyto alba). Adult Barking Owls are grey-brown above, with white spots on the wings, and whitish below, heavily streaked with grey-brown. More

The Barking Owl is a stealthy predator of the night. This comes with its inherent problems, one of which is being able to locate prey. In Australia you can basically break down our owl species into two groups. The "seeing owls" Ninox genus, and the "hearing owls" Tyto genus. More

The Barking Owl lives in Mainland Australia off the Eastern and Northern coast of the continent including areas surrounding Perth. They also live in Parts of Papua New Guinea and the Moluccas. Once widespread, Barking Owls are now less common in mainland Australia. They choose to live in forests or woodland areas that have large trees for nesting and roosting. They mostly choose to live near river, swamp or creek beds as they are attracted to water. More

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Barking Owl Retreat = Atherton Tablelands accommodation Barking Owl Retreat on the Cairns Highlands is home to Bird of Prey the Barking Owl. Otherwise know as Ninox Conniven Speninsularis. (Sub-species found in Far North Queensland, Australia) Most guests do get to experience hearing their soft wook-wook call. (Similar to a yapping dog) Just on dark the Owls generally call out to each other and can be heard in the native bush land alongside each of the cottages. More

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barking owls’ natural habitat and destroyed six of the nesting sites Natasha had been observing. “The situation last breeding season was very, very poor,” says Natasha. “My population of 23 pairs is now down to nine, and of those pairs, only two successfully produced young. We don’t have owls nesting in the burnt areas any more.” One of the reasons the bushfires were so devastating was owls are very territorial and don’t move to new locations easily. More

The Barking Owl is a medium-sized (35 to 45 cm) hawk-owl. Adult Barking Owls are grey-brown above, with white spots on the wings, whitish below, and heavily streaked with grey-brown. The head is almost entirely grey-brown, and the eyes are large and yellow. Where do they live? Barking Owls are most common in savannah woodland, although they also inhabit well-forested hill and riverside woodlands. They are widely distributed throughout Australia, although are absent from central areas. More

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Although Barking Owls are uncommon and sometimes even rare in many suburban areas it is not unheard of that they get accustomed to humans and even start to nest in streets or near farm houses. Voice Most people hear the Barking Owl rather than see it as it has an explosive voice unlike many other Australian owl species. It has a double dog bark and various growls that so closely mimic the real thing it is nearly impossible to tell the difference. More

Barking owl 'may have sparked body hunt' = Article Date: 2009-08-25 Source: http://news.ninemsn.com.au Comments: 0 Click Here By Henri Paget Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia - Police have admitted the blood-curdling shriek of a barking owl - also known as the "screaming woman owl" - may have sparked a search for a body in northern NSW. A woman reported hearing screams over a number of minutes at about 8. More

Barking Owls are also notorious for their "screaming woman" call - it is described as a scream of terrifying intensity which sounds remarkably lifelike. This is not a common call and more likely to be used outside the breeding season. Its significance is unknown. Hunting & Food: Barking Owls are agile and aggressive hunters, taking a wide range of prey. More

Gizmo is a barking owl who lives at the Lone Pine Sanctuary in Brisbane. Originally, the Sanctuary staff thought that Giz was a ‘he’, but apparently he’s a ‘she’. More

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The Barking Owl is coloured brown with white spots on its wings and a streaked chest. They have large eyes that have a yellow iris, a dark brown beak and almost no facial mask. Their underparts are brownish-grey and coarsely sotted white with their tail and flight feathers being moderately lighter in colour. They are a relatively medium sized owl and their wingspan is between 85-100 cm in length. More

Barking Owls are most common in savannah woodland, although they also inhabit well-forested hill and riverine woodlands. They are widely distributed throughout Australia, but are absent from central areas. Although moderately common, Barking Owls are more often heard than seen (typical of most nocturnal birds). The Barking Owl is a medium-sized (35 to 45 cm) hawk-owl. Hawk-owls lack the definite heart-shaped face of the tyto-owls (which include the Barn Owl). More

Order : Strigiformes
Family : Strigidae
Genus : Ninox
Species : connivens
Authority : (Latham, 1801)