Barred Owl (Strix varia) [XC690957]
by wisconagus from Cow Path Lane, Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States (call, song)
Barred Owl (Strix varia) [XC430015]
by John Middleton from Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve, Okeechobee County, Florida, United States (begging call)
Subspecies
May form superspecies with Fulvous Owl (Strix fulvescens), possibly also including Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis). Has at times been considered conspecific with Fulvous Owl (Strix fulvescens).
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
varia Barton, 1799 - From south-eastern Alaska (possibly) and south-western Canada south to northern California, east to Nova Scotia, and central and eastern USA (south to northern Texas and North Carolina).
helveola (Bangs, 1899) - Texas.
georgica Latham, 1801 - South-eastern USA.
sartorii (Ridgway, 1874) - Mountains of central Mexico (Durango to Oaxaca).