Barred Owl (Strix varia) [XC430726]
by from Salmo Divide Trail, Colville National Forest, Pend Oreille Co., Washington, United States (duet)
Barred Owl (Strix varia) [XC702927]
by Jim Berry from Cavan-Monaghan (near Millbrook), Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (call, song)
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).