Barking Owls Holding Partly Eaten Prey at Diurnal Roosts

Abstract

We report observations of adult Barking Owls Ninox connivens from different parts of the Australian continent, involving both subspecies, holding prey at their diurnal roosts. Prey items could be identified in some cases, and prey was partly eaten in most cases. The Owl was a female in all four cases where the sex of the Owl was known.