Northern barred owl / Streifenkauz (Strix varia)
Wikipedia Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto NABU YouTubeWikipedia: Northern barred owl Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Strix-varia-005.jpg
Observations
Only documented observation: 2023-10-04Description
Classification: Genus Strix (Strix); Family Strigidae (Strigidae)Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General:
Etymology:
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:Barred owl at Windham Hill Inn, monkey call from 20 seconds on. New England 2023-10-04 21:17:00 ♫ 2023-10-04 21:17:00 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.
From YouTube, date uncertain - These Caterwauling Barred Owls Sound Like Monkeys - Calling All Turkeys. 2019-01-01 00:00:00 Callers: Northern barred owl, Turkey🐦
♫ 2019-01-01 00:00:00 Source: OTHER 20190101_000000 From YouTube, date uncertain - These Caterwauling Barred Owls Sound Like Monkeys - Calling All Turkeys.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 0-1 KHz,
Additional Audio
XC696582 - Barred Owl monkey call - Strix varia. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC696582 - Barred Owl monkey call - Strix varia.mp3 (call)