Warm brown owl with piercing yellow eyes and a call remarkably like a dog’s bark, echoing along rivers and woodlands.
Barking Owl
Ninox connivens
Photo: Chris Barnes
Photo: Stephen Goldsworthy
Photo: Stephen Goldsworthy
Photo: Stephen Goldsworthy
Bird Description:
Special features:
Hunts insects, rodents, and small birds with strong talons.
Did you know?:
Known to make a chilling, human-like scream in the night.
View more information on this bird at Birdlife Australia: https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Ninox-connivens
Habitat: Forest
Location: Deepwater NP, Eurimbula NP, Rural Acreage Areas
Size: Medium
Type of bird: Birds of Prey