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title: "Barred Owl"
description: "Strix varia — Aves. The barred owl (Strix varia), also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl or eight hooter, is a North American large species of owl."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/barred-owl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Barred Owl

> Strix varia — Aves. The barred owl (Strix varia), also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl or eight hooter, is a North American large species of owl.

- Scientific name: *Strix varia*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 82633
- Wikidata: [Q630457](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q630457)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19893](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19893)

## Names

- en: Barred Owl
- de: Streifenkauz
- es: Búho Barrado
- fr: Chouette rayée
- nl: Gestreepte bosuil
- pl: Puszczyk kreskowany

## Countries with the most observations

US (61542), CA (15056)

## Summary

The barred owl (Strix varia), also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl or eight hooter, is a North American large species of owl. A member of the true owl family, Strigidae, they belong to the genus Strix, which is also the origin of the family's name under Linnaean taxonomy. Barred owls are largely native to eastern North America, but have expanded their range to the west coast of North America where they are considered invasive. Mature forests are their preferred habitat, but they can also acclimatise to various gradients of open woodlands. Their diet consists mainly of small…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_owl

## Photo

![Barred Owl](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/barred-owl/medium.jpg)

Photo: David Bird · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195283561

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/barred-owl?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).