Barking Owl
Ninox connivens (Latham, J 1801)
The barking owl, 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 a shrill human-like howl of great intensity. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Ninox
Scientific:
Ninox connivens
Original description
Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
Falco connivens
Type locality:
New Holland = New South Wales, apud Mathews.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/18/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A2A65F4295F3BDAF
Avibase ID:
avibase-A2A65F42
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A2A65F42
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555477
Geographic range:
- Ninox connivens: northern Moluccas, eastern New Guinea, and Australia
- Ninox connivens connivens: southwestern Australia; widespread eastern Australia to base of Cape York Peninsula
- Ninox connivens rufostrigata: northern Moluccas (Halmahera, Morotai, Bacan, and Obi)
- Ninox connivens assimilis: eastern New Guinea including Manam and Karkar islands
- Ninox connivens peninsularis: coastal northern Australia and Torres Strait Islands
- Ninox connivens remigialis: Kai Besar
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Barking Owl
Catalan:
nínox cridaner
Czech:
sovka štěkavá
Danish:
Gøende Høgeugle
German:
Kläfferkauz
Spanish:
Nínox ladrador
Finnish:
koirapöllö
French:
Ninoxe aboyeuse
Croatian:
smeđoglava ćukuša
Hungarian:
ugató bagoly
Italian:
Gufastore abbaiante
Japanese:
オーストラリアアオバズク
Lithuanian:
lojančioji aštrianagė pelėda
Dutch:
Blafuil
Norwegian:
Bjeffeugle
Polish:
sowica szczekliwa
Portuguese:
coruja-ladradora
Portuguese (Portugal):
coruja-gavião-ladradora
Russian:
Лающая иглоногая сова
Slovak:
sovka štekavá
Serbian:
Lajavi bubuk
Swedish:
skällande spökuggla
Ukrainian:
сова-голконіг плямиста
Chinese:
吠鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
吠鷹鴞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Barking Owl ( Ninox connivens) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Ninox [novaeseelandiae, connivens or boobook]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: nínox cridaner
Czech: sovka štěkavá
Danish: Gøende Høgeugle
German: Kläfferkauz
English: Barking Owl
Spanish: Nínox ladrador
Estonian: koer-haugaskakk
Finnish: koirapöllö
French: Ninoxe aboyeuse
Croatian: smeđoglava ćukuša
Hungarian: ugató bagoly
Indonesian: Pungguk gonggong
Italian: Gufastore abbaiante
Japanese: オーストラリアアオバズク
Scientific: Ninox connivens
Lithuanian: lojančioji aštrianagė pelėda
Dutch: Blafuil
Norwegian: Bjeffeugle
Polish: sowica szczekliwa
Portuguese: coruja-ladradora
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-gavião-ladradora
Russian: Лающая иглоногая сова
Slovak: sovka štekavá
Serbian: Lajavi bubuk
Swedish: skällande spökuggla
Turkish: Havlayan Bubuk
Ukrainian: сова-голконіг плямиста
Chinese: 吠鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 吠鷹鴞
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