Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Barking Owl (Ninox connivens) - HBW 5, p. 231
French: Ninoxe aboyeuse
German: Kläfferkauz
Spanish: Nínox Ladrador
Other common names: Barking Hawk-owl, (Northern/Western) Winking Owl
Taxonomy: Falco connivens Latham, 1801, Sydney region, New South Wales.
Affinities uncertain. Some authors consider species monotypic, but up to seven races accepted by others; review needed. Proposed race occidentalis (NW & NC Australia) has been synonymized with peninsularis; addenda (SW Australia) synonymous with nominate. Some authors have placed birds of NC Queensland in race enigma, but type specimen, apparently lost, reported to be either juvenile of present species or aberrant, large individual of N. boobook. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rufostrigata (G. R. Gray, 1860) - N Moluccas (Morotai, Halmahera, Bacan, Obi).
- assimilis Salvadori & D’Albertis, 1875 - C & E New Guinea W to Merauke and R Sepik, including Manam I and Karkar I.
- peninsularis Salvadori, 1876 - coastal and subcoastal NW, N & NE Australia S to R Endeavour in Queensland, and islands in SW Torres Strait.
- connivens (Latham, 1801) - coastal and subcoastal SW Australia, southern gulfs, and E & SE Australia (S from foot of Cape York Peninsula).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird calling in a tree. Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia (ssp connivens)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2009 2 years ago 1 min 7 sec 4.8 -
A bird perched making a quiet howl. Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia (ssp connivens)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2009 2 years ago 45 sec 4.6 -
A bird on a trunk Locality Bourke, New South Wales, Australia (ssp connivens)
David Fisher 12 September 2006 6 years ago 38 sec 3.7 -
A bird perched and looking around Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp assimilis)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 August 2002 5 years ago 9 sec 3.6 -
A bird perched on a tree Locality Bourke, New South Wales, Australia (ssp connivens)
David Fisher 12 September 2006 6 years ago 37 sec 3.6 -
Two birds resting on a branch, sleeping. Locality Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (ssp connivens)
Josep del Hoyo 19 October 2009 2 years ago 23 sec 2.8
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closeup of a barking owl
Locality Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
marianhw 1 April 2010 3 years ago 3.7 -
This is a adult Barking Owl
Locality Featherdale Wildlife Park, New South Wales, Australia
slr800 6 December 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
A bird singing in a tree.
Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia (ssp connivens)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2009 2 years ago 3.4 -
This bird was found calling during the day
Locality Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 17 July 2008 2 years ago 3.4 -
A large male Barking Owl
Locality Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Chris Charles 16 September 2007 3 years ago 2.8
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A bird singing in a tree. Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
(ssp connivens)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2009 2 years ago 4
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