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Barred Owl
Strix varia
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by steve (XC864701). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Spotted OwlStrix occidentalis
Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
American Barn OwlTyto furcata
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 62,391 |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 20,499 |
| Canada | 15,078 |
| Alaska | 6,597 |
| Ontario | 6,041 |
| Texas | 5,991 |
| British Columbia | 5,901 |
| Alberta | 5,882 |
| Washington | 4,553 |
| North Carolina | 3,510 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
- NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Owls · Strigiformes |
| Family | Typical Owls · Strigidae |
| Genus | Wood Owls and Allies · Strix |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Barred Owl with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.