Barking Owls (Ninox connivens) inhabit open woodland forest habitats where forests adjoin farmlands.
The Barking Owl family
Wombat Forestcare member, Trevor Speirs located a pair of Barking Owls in the northern section of the Wombat Forest abutting farmland. He has established the location of a breeding hollow in a large Candlebark (Eucalyptus rubida) on a creek bank.
Male and female Barking Owls
Barking Owls are listed as critically endangered under the FFG Act and it is estimated that there are only about 50 breeding pairs left in Victoria.
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