| Barking owl | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ninox |
| Species: | N. connivens
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| Binomial name | |
| Ninox connivens (Latham, 1801)
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The barking owl or barking boobook (Ninox connivens), 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 an intense human-like howl.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ninox connivens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689394A93229752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689394A93229752.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.