Northern barred owl / Streifenkauz (Strix varia)

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Wikipedia: Northern barred owl Source: OTHER 1200px-Strix-varia-005.jpg
Classification: Genus Strix; Family Strigidae
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Syrnium varium [more]

Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
Barred owl at Windham Hill Inn, monkey call from 20 seconds on. New England

Call: We heard this in New England after sunset, and swore it sounded like monkeys. Merlin's SoundID told it was a barred owl, and when I looked up 'barred owl monkey' in the internet, I found that monkey call is a common description, for instance here.

From YouTube, date uncertain - These Caterwauling Barred Owls Sound Like Monkeys - Calling All Turkeys. Singers: Northern barred owl, Turkey


Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 0-1 KHz,
Only documented observation: 2023-10-04

Additional Audio


XC696582 - Barred Owl monkey call - Strix varia.

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New England, October-November 2023