Barred Owl (Strix varia) [XC729539]
by Jonathan Sowers from Winston Court Apts (near Ithaca), Tompkins County, New York, Canada (song)
Barred Owl (Strix varia) [XC183138]
by Paul Marvin from West Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, Canada (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).