Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Adult
- Large, round-headed owl
- No ear tufts
- Large black eyes
- Brown streaks on belly, brown and white mottling above
- © Ed Schneider, LA, Lafayette, March 2009
Barred Owl
Adult
- Large owl with rounded head and no ear tufts
- Large black eyes on gray facial disc
- Brown streaks on white belly
- Brown and white mottled wings/back
- © Grant Hickey, ON, November 2010
Barred Owl
Adult
- Rounded head with no ear tufts
- Black eyes contrast with pale gray facial disc
- Brown and white mottled wings/back
- Streaked belly
- © Grant Hickey, ON, Mississauga, March 2011
Barred Owl
Adult
- Rounded head with no ear tufts
- Large black eyes
- Small yellow bill
- Brown and white mottled back/wings
- © Greg Page, TX, Eagle Creek, February 2009
Barred Owl
Adult
- Large owl with rounded head
- Pale belly with brown streaks
- Large black eyes
- Pale gray facial disc
- © JMK Birder, CT, Tolland , November 2009
Barred Owl
Juvenile
- Rounded head
- Large dark eyes
- Mostly covered in down, but still mottled brown and white
- © Janice Lorentz, OR, Tryon Creek, May 2011
Barred Owl
Juvenile
- Large black eyes contrast with gray facial disc
- Rounded head
- Brown streaks on pale belly
- Small yellow bill
- © Syd Phillips, TN, Nonaville, June 2010
Barred Owl
Juvenile
- Large black eyes
- Small yellow bill
- Stocky overall, with rounded head
- Younger juveniles mostly covered in whitish down
- © Marcus Sharpe, FL, Mead Garden, Winter Park, April 2009
Similar Species
Adult
- Very similar to Barred Owl
- Slightly smaller, but similar in shape
- Dark mottled/spotted underparts instead of vertical streaks
- Darker head and facial disc
- © Larry Meade, Portal, AZ, July 2006
Adult
- Very similar, but slightly smaller than Barred Owl
- Densely mottled/spotted underparts
- Darker face and chest
- © Kameron Perensovich, CA, August 2010
Adult
- Larger than Barred Owl with obvious ear tufts
- Glowing yellow eyes on brown facial disc
- Dense horizontal barring on underparts
- Gray and black camouflage pattern on wings/back
- © Anne Elliot, Calgary, AB, September 2009