Tyto tenebricosa - Greater Sooty Owl |
 Adult in flight |
January 2000 |
© Deane P. Lewis |
| Juvenile |
2 weeks after fledging, Dandenong Ranges Victoria, 1989.
Edited - gap between calls was longer than 1min. |
© Ed McNabb |
Tyto multipunctata - Lesser Sooty Owl |
| Typical call |
Bomb whistle |
© John Young |
| Chicks begging |
|
© John Young |
| Female at nest |
Female at nest calling to male |
© John Young |
Tyto novaehollandiae - Australian Masked Owl |
| Typical Call, female |
Dark phase female, Healesville, Victoria, October 1988
Edited, shortened gap between calls. |
© Ed McNabb |
Tyto rosenbergii - Celebes Barn Owl, Sulawesi Masked Owl |
| Typical Call |
Dumoga Bone, Sulawesi |
© Dave Farrow |
Tyto alba - Common Barn Owl |
| Pair Calling |
Mid-August, Peck's Lake. Edited, original gap between calls 20sec. |
© Doug Von Gausig |
| Twittering |
Recorded at Elkhorn Slough, Central California |
© Doug Von Gausig |
| Typical Call |
Recorded at Prescott, Arizona |
© Doug Von Gausig |
| Chicks Begging |
Australia |
© John Young |
Tyto longimembris - Eastern Grass Owl |
| Female at nest |
Female at nest accepting food from male |
© John Young |
| Chicks begging |
|
© John Young |
Phodilus badius - Oriental Bay Owl, Asian Bay Owl |
| Typical Call |
Pasoh, Malaysia |
© Dave Farrow |
Otus sagittatus - White-fronted Scops Owl |
| Typical Call |
Kaengkrajarn National Park, Thailand |
© Vetida Pongpanit |
Otus spilocephalus - Mountain Scops Owl, Spotted Scops Owl |
| Typical male |
Bhutan |
© Dave Farrow |
| Male |
Responding to playback - Taiwan |
© Wayne Hsu |
Otus lettia - Collared Scops Owl |
| Typical calls |
Thailand |
© Dave Farrow |
| Typical Call |
Hong Kong |
© Hong Kong Bird Watching Society |
| Call (male?) |
North east India |
© Bruce Marcot |
Otus fuliginosus - Palawan Scops Owl |
| Call |
Bambua nature resort, Palawan, Philippines |
© William Ruscher |
Otus senegalensis - African Scops Owl |
| Typical call |
Yemen |
© Dave Farrow |
Otus scops - Common Scops Owl, Eurasian Scops Owl |
| Typical Call |
|
© Brinzal |
| Chick |
|
© Brinzal |
| Courtship Duet |
Russia |
© Jevgeni Ekimov |
Otus flammeolus - Flammulated Owl |
| Typical Call |
Douglas-fir/oak forests, Klamath Mountains, NW California |
© Bruce Marcot |
Otus magicus - Moluccan Scops Owl |
| Territorial Call |
Halmahera, Indonesia |
© Dave Farrow |
Otus elegans - Ryukyu Scops Owl, Elegant Scops Owl |
| Typical Male |
Lanyu Island (Otus elegans botelensis) |
© Lars Koerner |
| Typical Male |
Responding to imitation during the day - Taiwan |
© Wayne Hsu |
Otus manadensis - Celebes Scops Owl, Sulawesi Scops Owl, Magic Scops Owl |
| Duet |
(Female is higher pitched) |
© Lars Koerner |
| Territorial Call |
Lore Lindu, Sulawesi |
© Dave Farrow |
Otus insularis - Seychelles Scops Owl, Bare-legged Scops Owl |
| Male |
|
© Lars Koerner |
Otus pembaensis - Pemba Scops Owl |
| Typical calls |
|
© Andrew Perkin |
Megascops kennicottii - Western Screech Owl |
| Male A song |
Mixed hardwood-conifer, Klamath Mountains, NW California |
© Bruce Marcot |
| Call B song |
Mixed hardwood-conifer, Klamath Mountains, NW California |
© Bruce Marcot |
Megascops asio - Eastern Screech Owl |
| A-song |
|
© John Feith |
| B-song |
Ithaca, New York, U.S.A. |
© Lang Elliott |
| A-song |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
© Lucie Brisebois |
| B-song, female at nest |
Allendale, New Jersey, U.S.A. |
© Jim Wright |
| Female calling & food handoff, male drumming |
Allendale, New Jersey, U.S.A. |
© Jim Wright |
| A-song |
Houston, Minnesota, U.S.A. |
© Karla Bloem |
Megascops trichopsis - Whiskered Screech Owl, Spotted Screech Owl |
| Typical call |
Mountains south of Patagonia, Arizona, January 1997 |
© Greg Clark |
| Soft, hollow hoot |
Mountains south of Patagonia, Arizona, January 1997 |
© Greg Clark |
Megascops choliba - Tropical Screech Owl |
| A-song |
Peru |
© Lars Koerner |
| B-song |
|
© Lars Koerner |
| Typical A-calls |
Goiania, Brazil |
© Nunes D'Acosta |
| A-song |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
© Renato B. Pineschi |
Megascops ingens - Rufescent Screech Owl |
| A-song |
Septimo Paraiso Lodge, Mindo, Ecuador. |
© Bruce Marcot |
Megascops watsonii - Northern Tawny-bellied Screech Owl |
| Typical Call, medium pace |
(Unverified) Recorded near Manaus, Brazil |
© Lars Koerner |
Megascops nudipes - Puerto Rican Screech Owl |
| Typical Call |
|
© Mark Oberle |
Bubo virginianus - Great Horned Owl |
| Pair calling |
Mid-march night at Peck's Lake |
© Doug Von Gausig |
| Juvenile begging shriek |
British Columbia, Canada. August 2012. |
© Todd Ford |
| Harnk |
April 12, 1998 - time between calls compressed. |
© Greg Clark |
| Typical Call |
Captive Female "Alice", Houston, Minnesota. |
© Karla Bloem |
| Typical Call |
Wild Female "Wheezy", Houston, Minnesota. |
© Karla Bloem |
| Typical Male |
Wild Male "Victor", Houston, Minnesota. |
© Karla Bloem |
| Excited |
Wild Male "Victor", Houston, Minnesota. |
© Karla Bloem |
| Typical Female |
Wild Female "Virginia", Houston, Minnesota. |
© Karla Bloem |
| Hoo-hoo-hoo |
Wild Male "Victor", Houston, Minnesota |
© Karla Bloem |
| Annoyed Chitters |
Captive Female "Alice", Houston, Minnesota |
© Karla Bloem |
| Clucking at Nest |
Captive Female "Alice", Houston, Minnesota |
© Karla Bloem |
| Emphatic Hoot |
Captive Female "Alice", Houston, Minnesota |
© Karla Bloem |
| Hisses |
Captive Female "Alice", Houston, Minnesota |
© Karla Bloem |
| Screaming Chitters |
Captive Female "Alice", Houston, Minnesota |
© Karla Bloem |
| Squawks |
Wild Male "Victor", Houston, Minnesota |
© Karla Bloem |
| Nervous Squawks |
Goiania, Brazil |
© Nunes D'Acosta |
Bubo bubo - Eurasian Eagle Owl |
| Typical Male Call |
|
© Brinzal |
| Typical Female Call |
|
© Brinzal |
| Alarmed |
|
© Brinzal |
| Chick |
|
© Brinzal |
| Courtship |
Captive pair, Feb. 1983. Includes "cuckling" by male during ritual feeding. |
© Vadim Lapushkin |
| Aggression |
Captive pair, Feb. 1983. Whistling aggression to recordist during courtship. |
© Vadim Lapushkin |
| Courtship |
Captive pair, February 1983. |
© Vadim Lapushkin |
Bubo bengalensis - Indian Eagle Owl, Rock Eagle Owl, Bengal Eagle Owl |
| Typical Call |
India |
© Vijay Cavale |
Bubo africanus - Spotted Eagle Owl, African Eagle Owl |
| Typical Call |
|
© Paolo Taranto |
| Courtship |
|
© Paolo Taranto |
Bubo lacteus - Verreaux's Eagle Owl, Milky Eagle Owl, Giant Eagle Owl |
| Juvenile |
Day roost, Lake Baringo, Rift Valley, Kenya |
© Bruce Marcot |
| Juvenile (contact?) |
Night, Lake Baringo, Rift Valley, Kenya |
© Bruce Marcot |
Bubo zeylonensis - Brown Fish Owl |
| Calls |
India |
© Vijay Cavale |
Bubo scandiacus - Snowy Owl |
| Typical Calls |
|
© Unknown |
Scotopelia peli - Pel's Fishing Owl |
| Wail Call (?) |
Possibly female, Luilaka River, Salonga National Park, central Dem. Rep. Congo |
© Bruce Marcot |
Strix ocellata - Mottled Wood Owl |
| Typical Call |
Shivalik Hills, foothills of Himalayas, Dehra Dun, North India |
© Bruce Marcot |
Strix leptogrammica - Brown Wood Owl |
| Typical Calls |
India. (listen for the rarely heard introductory note on the second call) |
© Bruce Marcot |
Strix aluco - Eurasian Tawny Owl |
| Typical Male |
|
© Brinzal |
| Female showing aggression |
|
© Brinzal |
| Chick |
|
© Brinzal |
| Typical Call |
Northwest England |
© Lee Paterson |
| Typical Call |
Hardwood forest, north of Paris, France |
© Bruce Marcot |
| Cree-ick call |
Probably female, Hardwood forest, north of Paris, France |
© Bruce Marcot |
| Typical Calls |
Hardwood forest, north of Paris, France |
© Bruce Marcot |
| Juveniles calling |
Lymington, Hampshire, UK.
|
© Trevor Baldwin |
Strix occidentalis - Spotted Owl |
| Typical call |
|
© Unknown |
| Female contact call |
Oregon, USA. |
© Kristian Skybak |
| Juveniles begging |
Oregon, USA. |
© Kristian Skybak |
Strix varia / occidentalis - Hybrid Species |
| Hybrid Call |
Call of a Hybrid Barred / Spotted Owl (Strix varia / occidentalis) |
© Janice Reid |
| Male hybrid location call |
Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. |
© Keith Bagnall |
| Male hybrid location call |
Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. |
© Keith Bagnall |
Strix varia - Barred Owl, Hoot Owl |
| Typical call |
East Texas, USA. |
© Kevin Rawson |
| Shortened typical call, male |
Oregon, USA. |
© Kristian Skybak |
| Alarm call |
Oregon, USA. |
© Kristian Skybak |
| Series calls |
|
© J. W. Tetlow |
| Juvenile |
Oregon, USA. |
© Kristian Skybak |
| Typical calls |
Atlanta, Georgia, USA. |
© Phil McKenna |
| Typical calls |
Southeast British Columbia, Canada. |
© Wayne Logus |
| Screeches |
Recorded while Owls in flight |
© John Feith |
| Various calls |
Oregon, USA. |
© Kristian Skybak |
| Male & juvenile |
Oregon, USA. |
© Kristian Skybak |
| Hoo-wah calls |
East Texas, USA. July 2006. |
© Kevin Rawson |
| Call variation |
East Texas, USA. |
© Kevin Rawson |
| Contact Screams |
Northwest Wisconsin, USA. |
© Richard Peet |
Strix hylophila - Rusty-barred Owl, Brazilian Owl |
| Call |
Nova Friburgo, Brazil
|
© Renato B. Pineschi |
Strix rufipes - Rufous-legged Owl |
| Call variation |
|
© Felix Vidoz |
| Call variation |
|
© Felix Vidoz |
| Call variation |
|
© Felix Vidoz |
| Contact Call (?) |
|
© Felix Vidoz |
| Call variation |
January 1994 (mid-summer) |
© Felix Vidoz |
| Call variation |
June 1998, Solo Individual, responding to playback |
© Felix Vidoz |
| Call variation |
Responding to playback |
© Felix Vidoz |
Strix uralensis - Ural Owl |
| Typical Male |
Kishert district, 1995-06-15 |
© Vadim Lapushkin |
| Adult Alarm Call |
Chaikovsky district, Russia, 1998-05-28 |
© Vadim Lapushkin |
| Female Contact & Male Territorial Calls |
Chaikovsky district, Russia, 1998-05-28 |
© Vadim Lapushkin |
| Fledglings |
70 days old, Kishert district, 1999-08-11 |
© Vadim Lapushkin |
Strix nebulosa - Great Gray Owl, Lapland Owl, Lapp Owl |
| Typical Male |
|
© Unknown |
| Juvenile begging shrieks |
|
© Ilkka Heiskanen |
| Adult alarm call near young |
Uinsky District, Perm, Russia, 08-08-2003 |
© Vladimir Kazakov |
Strix woodfordii - African Wood Owl |
| Typical Call |
Male (probably) - western Democratic Republic of the Congo |
© Bruce Marcot |
| Typical Call |
Possibly female - northwestern Zimbabwe |
© Bruce Marcot |
Strix virgata - Mottled Owl |
| Call |
Monteverde, Costa Rica, 17th June, 1999 |
© Doug Von Gausig |
Strix nigrolineata - Black and White Owl |
| Call |
El Pizote, Costa Rica, 22nd June 1999 |
© Doug Von Gausig |
Strix huhula - Black-banded Owl |
| Typical Call |
Brazil |
© Nunes D'Acosta |
Pulsatrix perspicillata - Spectacled Owl |
| Typical Call |
Costa Rica |
© Jorge F. Corrales |
| Threat Call, female |
El Gavilan, Costa Rica, June 1999 |
© Doug Von Gausig |
Surnia ulula - Northern Hawk Owl |
| Typical Call |
|
© Unknown |
| Scream |
Northern Minnesota, USA. Call given at perch after unsuccessful hunting attempt. |
© Richard Peet |
| Tremolo |
Northern Minnesota, USA. Given in response to above 'scream' call. |
© Richard Peet |
Glaucidium brodiei - Collared Owlet, Collared Pygmy Owl |
| Typical Call |
Thailand |
© Dave Farrow |
| Call during day |
Taiwan |
© Wayne Hsu |
Glaucidium perlatum - Pearl-spotted Owlet |
| Typical Call, Part 1 |
Namibia |
© Dave Farrow |
| Typical Call, Part 2 |
Given after part 1 and a short pause |
© Dave Farrow |
| Typical calls |
Rift Valley, Lake Baringo, Kenya. |
© Bruce Marcot |
Glaucidium californicum - Northern Pygmy Owl |
| Typical Call (male?) |
Douglas-fir forests of NW California |
© Bruce Marcot |
| Typical Call (female?) |
East of Monterrey, California |
© Doug Von Gausig |
| Typical Calls (Male & Female) |
|
© Bob Pearson |
| Staccato series (Male & Female) |
|
© Bob Pearson |
| Mixed Calls (Male & Female) |
|
© Bob Pearson |
| Typical Call |
Heavy large mixed deciduous & coniferous trees, Ymir, British Columbia, Canada |
© Brault Kelpin |
Glaucidium palmarum - Colima Pygmy Owl |
| Typical Call, male |
|
© Lars Koerner |
Glaucidium mooreorum - Pernambuco Pygmy Owl |
| Typical Call |
October 1990 |
© Galileu Coelho |
Glaucidium minutissimum - Least Pygmy Owl |
| Typical calls |
Carlos Botelho State Park, Brazil, 2006-04-05 |
© Antonio Silveira |
Glaucidium brasilianum - Ferruginous Pygmy Owl |
| Typical Call |
Brazil |
© Nunes D'Acosta |
Glaucidium ridgwayi - Ridgway's Pygmy Owl |
| Typical Call |
G. r. cactorum |
© Doug Von Gausig |
Glaucidium cuculoides - Asian Barred Owlet, Cuckoo Owlet |
| Call |
Northeast India |
© Vijay Cavale |
Glaucidium radiatum - Barred Jungle Owlet |
| Typical Call |
North-eastern India |
© Bruce Marcot |
| Nuptial song (?) |
India |
© Vijay Cavale |
Glaucidium castanonotum - Chesnut-backed Owlet |
| Typical Male |
Sri Lanka |
© Dave Farrow |
Micrathene whitneyi - Elf Owl |
| Typical Call |
|
© Greg Clark |
| Disturbed |
|
© Greg Clark |
Athene noctua - Little Owl |
| Typical Call, male |
|
© Brinzal |
| Excited |
|
© Brinzal |
| Alarm/warning Call |
|
© Steenuilgroningen |
| Disturbed |
|
© Steenuilgroningen |
| Young at nest |
Boltiere city, North Italy, July 2005 |
© Marco Mastrorilli |
Athene brama - Spotted Owlet, Spotted Little Owl |
| Typical Calls |
Northern India |
© Bruce Marcot |
| Typical Calls |
India |
© Vijay Cavale |
Athene cunicularia - Burrowing Owl |
| Typical Male |
|
© Unknown |
| Courtship calls? |
Goiania, Brazil |
© Nunes D'Acosta |
| Alarmed / Defensive Call |
Goiania, Brazil |
© Nunes D'Acosta |
Aegolius funereus - Boreal Owl, Tengmalm's Owl |
| Male territorial song |
|
© Brinzal |
| Chick calling |
|
© Brinzal |
| Male territorial song |
Burgundy, France. |
© Gérard Olivier |
Aegolius acadicus - Northern Saw-whet Owl |
| Typical Call |
|
© John Feith |
| Typical Call |
north-western California |
© Bruce Marcot |
| Saw whetting Call |
The call that gives this owl its name. NW Wisconsin, USA. March2010. |
© Richard Peet |
Aegolius harrisii - Buff-fronted Owl |
| Typical Call |
Reserva Yunguilla, Azuay, Ecuador. 1700m elev. |
© Nick Athanas |
Ninox rufa - Rufous Owl |
| Typical Male |
|
© Unknown |
Ninox strenua - Powerful Owl, Great Hawk Owl |
| Typical Male |
Engadine, New South Wales, Australia. April 2004. |
© Richard Jackson |
| Typical Female |
Engadine, New South Wales, Australia. April 2005. |
© Richard Jackson |
| Male & Female |
Engadine, New South Wales, Australia. February 2005. |
© Richard Jackson |
| Female Single Hoot |
Ferntree Gully National Park, Victoria, Australia. April 1981. |
© Ed McNabb |
| 10 week old Chick Begging |
Olinda State Forest, Victoria, Australia. October 1979. |
© Ed McNabb |
Ninox connivens - Barking Owl, Winking Owl |
| Typical Call, female |
Chiltern, Victoria, Australia. January 1982. |
© Ed McNabb |
| Male & Female |
Pilliga National Park, New South Wales, Australia. May 2009. |
© Richard Jackson |
| Typical Call, male |
Pilliga National Park, New South Wales, Australia. May 2009. |
© Richard Jackson |
| Female at nest calls to male |
|
© John Young |
| Screams |
Chiltern, Victoria, Australia. January 1982. |
© Ed McNabb |
| Juvenile Trilling |
Pilliga National Park, New South Wales, Australia. |
© Matthew Stanton |
| Juvenile Begging? |
Chiltern, Victoria, Australia. January 1982. |
© Ed McNabb |
| Typical Call, male |
Fogg Dam, Northern Territory, Australia. September 2011. |
© Bruce Marcot |
Ninox boobook - Boobook Owl, Spotted Hawk Owl |
| Typical Call |
Engadine, NSW, 2003-10-03 |
© Richard Jackson |
| Typical Duet |
|
© John Young |
Ninox scutulata - Brown Hawk Owl, Oriental Hawk Owl |
| Pre-Call 'Cooing' |
Chitwan, Nepal |
© Dave Farrow |
| Typical Call (Northern form) |
Southern Primorski Krai in the Russian Far East |
© Bruce Marcot |
Ninox affinis - Andaman Hawk Owl |
| Typical Call |
South Andaman |
© Dave Farrow |
Ninox ochracea - Ochre-bellied Hawk Owl |
| Male territorial calls |
Dumogo Bone, Sulawesi |
© Dave Farrow |
Ninox squamipila - Moluccan Hawk Owl, Indonesian Hawk Owl |
| Typical Calls (Duet?) |
Halmahera, Indonesia (N. s. hypogramma) |
© Dave Farrow |
Ninox natalis - Christmas Island Hawk Owl |
| Barking Call |
|
© Richard Hill |
Ninox punctulata - Speckled Hawk Owl |
| Typical Calls |
Lore Lindu, Sulawesi |
© Dave Farrow |
| Pre-call 1 |
Often precedes Typical call - Lore Lindu, Sulawesi |
© Dave Farrow |
| Pre-call 2 |
Often precedes Typical call - Lore Lindu, Sulawesi |
© Dave Farrow |
Asio clamator - Striped Owl |
| Juvenile calling parent for food |
Brazil |
© Nunes D'Acosta |
| Agitated |
Brazil |
© Nunes D'Acosta |
| Defending territory |
Brazil |
© Nunes D'Acosta |
| Defending nest |
Brazil |
© Nunes D'Acosta |
Asio otus - Long-eared Owl |
| Typical Male |
|
© Brinzal |
| Typical Female |
|
© Brinzal |
| Courtship wing clap |
|
© Brinzal |
| Alarmed |
France |
© Jackie Becker |
| Young |
Brembo river, Bergamo, North Italy, July 2005 |
© Marco Mastrorilli |
| Fledged young |
France |
© Vivienne Lucas |
| Adults & fledged young |
France |
© Jackie Becker |
Asio flammeus - Short-eared Owl |
| Typical Male |
Spain |
© Brinzal |
| Female response (?) |
Spain |
© Brinzal |
| Chick |
Brazil |
© Nunes D'Acosta |
| Disturbed |
Brazil |
© Nunes D'Acosta |
