Barking owl

The barking owl (Ninox connivens), also known as the winking owl, is a nocturnal bird species native to mainland Australia and parts of Papua 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 a shrill human-like howl of great intensity. The Red List of Threatened Species refers to this species as the barking boobook. However, this is not used as a common name in Australia or other English speaking areas of the species range.

Barking owl

The barking owl (Ninox connivens), also known as the winking owl, is a nocturnal bird species native to mainland Australia and parts of Papua 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 a shrill human-like howl of great intensity. The Red List of Threatened Species refers to this species as the barking boobook. However, this is not used as a common name in Australia or other English speaking areas of the species range.