Common Names: Barking Owl, Barking Boobook, Winking Owl
Species: Ninox connivens
Family: STRIGIDAE
The Barking Owl (Ninox connivens) is a nocturnal owl species native to Australia and parts of Papua New Guinea. They are a medium sized owl with distinctive calls that can sound like a dog barking or a woman screaming. The call of the Barking Owl may have been behind many peoples claims of having heard Bunyips (a mythological creature) in Australia. This one is kept in captivity at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
