Barking Owl

Ninox connivens

The barking owl or barking boobook, 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 medium-sized brown owls and have a characteristic voice with calls ranging from a barking dog noise to an intense human-like howl. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 3,810 times across 12 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 26°C (typically 22 to 29°C, from 7 areas).

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.